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公开(公告)号:US20240390688A1
公开(公告)日:2024-11-28
申请号:US18796784
申请日:2024-08-07
Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
Inventor: Robert A. Stevenson , Christine A. Frysz , Keith W. Seitz , Brian P. Hohl , Marc Gregory Martino
Abstract: An AIMD includes a ceramic base closed with a ceramic lid, both cooperatively separating body fluid and device sides. The lid and circuit board both have active and conductive pathways. A circuit board has active and ground conductive pathways. An anisotropic conductive layer disposed between the lid device side and the circuit board has a first thickness where a first conductive particle is in electrical contact with the lid and the circuit board active conductive pathways electrically connected to the active terminal of an electronic component on the circuit board, a second thickness where a second conductive particle is in electrical contact with the lid and the circuit board ground conductive pathways electrically connected to the ground terminal of the electronic component. The anisotropic conductive layer has a third, greater thickness where no conductive particles are in electrical contact with the lid and circuit board conductive active and ground pathways.
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公开(公告)号:US20240322483A1
公开(公告)日:2024-09-26
申请号:US18736643
申请日:2024-06-07
Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
Inventor: Thomas Marzano , Keith W. Seitz , Robert A. Stevenson , Christine A. Frysz , Marc Gregory Martino
IPC: H01R13/52 , A61N1/375 , H01G4/35 , H01R13/426 , H01R13/719
CPC classification number: H01R13/5224 , A61N1/3754 , H01G4/35 , H01R13/426 , H01R13/521 , H01R13/719 , Y10T29/49204
Abstract: A feedthrough terminal pin connector assembly for an active implantable medical device (AIMD) includes first and second terminal pin connectors, each comprising a sidewall having an exterior surface spaced from an interior surface defining a connector opening extending along a longitudinal axis. At least a first portion of the sidewall is electrically conductive. An electrically conductive compliant structure is supported by the electrically conductive portion of the sidewall in each of the first and second connector openings. A common housing contains the first and second terminal pin connectors with an insulative material electrically isolating the first and second electrically conductive sidewall portions from each other. The common housing is configured to be supported on a circuit board having at least a first and a second electrical circuits with the first and second electrically conductive portions being electrically connected to the respective first and second electrical circuits.
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公开(公告)号:US11980766B2
公开(公告)日:2024-05-14
申请号:US18377609
申请日:2023-10-06
Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
Inventor: Jason Woods , Robert A. Stevenson , Christine A. Frysz , Thomas Marzano , Keith W. Seitz
CPC classification number: A61N1/3754 , A61N1/05
Abstract: A self-centering washer is positioned between the feedthrough and filter capacitor of a filtered feedthrough. The washer has openings through which first and second terminal pins extend. A first opening has an inner arcuate portion contacting the first terminal pin and an outer perimeter portion exposing the braze sealing the terminal pin to the insulator. A second opening has an inner arcuate portion contacting the second terminal pin and an outer perimeter portion exposing the braze sealing the terminal pin to the insulator. In an imaginary configuration with the first and second washer openings superimposed one on top of the other, the cumulative arcuate distance of the inner arcuate portions about one of the terminal pins, subtracting overlap, results in a gap between the superimposed washer openings that is less than a diameter of the first and second terminal pins so that the washer is prevented from lateral movement.
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公开(公告)号:US20240115868A1
公开(公告)日:2024-04-11
申请号:US18377609
申请日:2023-10-06
Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
Inventor: Jason Woods , Robert A. Stevenson , Christine A. Frysz , Thomas Marzano , Keith W. Seitz
CPC classification number: A61N1/3754 , A61N1/05
Abstract: A self-centering washer is positioned between the feedthrough and filter capacitor of a filtered feedthrough. The washer has openings through which first and second terminal pins extend. A first opening has an inner arcuate portion contacting the first terminal pin and an outer perimeter portion exposing the braze sealing the terminal pin to the insulator. A second opening has an inner arcuate portion contacting the second terminal pin and an outer perimeter portion exposing the braze sealing the terminal pin to the insulator. In an imaginary configuration with the first and second washer openings superimposed one on top of the other, the cumulative arcuate distance of the inner arcuate portions about one of the terminal pins, subtracting overlap, results in a gap between the superimposed washer openings that is less than a diameter of the first and second terminal pins so that the washer is prevented from lateral movement.
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公开(公告)号:US20230135610A1
公开(公告)日:2023-05-04
申请号:US17972893
申请日:2022-10-25
Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
Inventor: Luis Daniel Villamil , Keith W. Seitz , Jonathan Calamel , Thomas Marzano , Robert A. Stevenson
Abstract: An inductive charging antenna for charging the power source of an active implantable medical device (AIMD) is described. The charging antenna is supported on the body fluid side of the feedthrough insulator, on the device side of the insulator or it is embedded inside the insulator. The charging antenna is connected to electronic circuits housed inside the medical device to charge the power source so that the device can deliver electrical stimulation to a patient and receive sensed biological signals from body tissue, among other functionalities. If the charging antenna is supported on the insulator body fluid side, it is made from a biocompatible material such as platinum. However, if the charging antenna is embedded inside the feedthrough insulator or is supported on the device side of the insulator, it can be made from a less expensive material that is not biocompatible, for example, copper.
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公开(公告)号:US11211741B2
公开(公告)日:2021-12-28
申请号:US16809676
申请日:2020-03-05
Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
Inventor: Thomas Marzano , Keith W. Seitz , Christine A. Frysz , Marc Gregory Martino , Robert A. Stevenson
IPC: H01R13/52 , H01R13/719 , H01R13/426 , H01G4/35 , A61N1/375
Abstract: A hermetic feedthrough terminal pin connector for an active implantable medical device (AIMD) includes an electrical insulator hermetically sealed to an opening of an electrically conductive ferrule. A feedthrough terminal pin is hermetically sealed to and disposed through the insulator, the feedthrough terminal pin extending outwardly beyond the insulator on the inside of the casing of the AIMD. A circuit board is disposed on the inside of the casing of the AIMD. A terminal pin connector includes: an electrically conductive connector housing disposed on the circuit board, wherein the connector housing is electrically connected to at least one electrical circuit disposed on the circuit board; and at least one electrically conductive prong supported by the connector housing, the at least one prong contacting and compressed against the feedthrough terminal pin, the at least one prong making a removable electrical connection.
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公开(公告)号:US11198014B2
公开(公告)日:2021-12-14
申请号:US16004569
申请日:2018-06-11
Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
Inventor: Robert A. Stevenson , Christine A. Frysz , Keith W. Seitz , Thomas Marzano , Marc Gregory Martino
IPC: A61N1/375 , H01G4/40 , H01G4/005 , A61N1/08 , H01R43/00 , C22C29/12 , H02G3/22 , H01G4/30 , B23K35/30 , H01G2/10 , H01G4/35 , H01R13/52 , H01G4/236 , B23K35/32 , H01R4/02 , H01R13/719 , B23K35/02 , A61N1/05 , H01G4/12 , A61N1/372 , B22F1/00 , B22F7/08
Abstract: A hermetically sealed filtered feedthrough assembly attachable to an AIMD includes an insulator hermetically sealing a ferrule opening of an electrically conductive ferrule with a gold braze. A co-fired and electrically conductive sintered paste is disposed within and hermetically seals at least one via hole extending in the insulator. At least one capacitor is disposed on the device side. An active electrical connection electrically connects a capacitor active metallization and the sintered paste. A ground electrical connection electrically connects the gold braze to a capacitor ground metallization, wherein at least a portion of the ground electrical connection physically contacts the gold braze. The dielectric of the capacitor may be less than 1000 k. The ferrule may include an integrally formed peninsula portion extending into the ferrule opening spatially aligned with a ground passageway and metallization of an internally grounded feedthrough capacitor. The sintered paste may be of substantially pure platinum.
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公开(公告)号:US11075421B1
公开(公告)日:2021-07-27
申请号:US16422103
申请日:2019-05-24
Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
Inventor: Robert S. Rubino , Keith W. Seitz , Brian P. Hohl
IPC: H01M50/116 , H01M50/183 , H01M50/557
Abstract: A miniature electrochemical cell having a volume of less than 0.5 cc is described. The cell casing has a ceramic substrate, preferably of alumina, that is part of a metal-containing feedthrough formed by co-firing a metallic paste in a via hole extending through a green state ceramic. The sintered feedthrough serves as a header assembly that is then joined to an open-ended container by a gold-braze to thereby provide the cell casing. The metallic container serves as a terminal for one of the electrodes, for example the anode, while the metal fill material resulting from sintering the metallic paste serves as the opposite polarity terminal, for example the positive terminal for the cathode.
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公开(公告)号:US11071858B2
公开(公告)日:2021-07-27
申请号:US16827171
申请日:2020-03-23
Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
Inventor: Robert A. Stevenson , Christine A. Frysz , Thomas Marzano , Keith W. Seitz , Marc Gregory Martino
IPC: A61N1/08 , H01G4/005 , H01G4/30 , H01G4/35 , A61N1/375 , H01G4/236 , H01G4/12 , H03H1/00 , A61N1/37
Abstract: A hermetically sealed filtered feedthrough assembly attachable to an AIMD includes an insulator hermetically sealing a ferrule opening of an electrically conductive ferrule with a gold braze. A co-fired and electrically conductive sintered paste is disposed within and hermetically seals at least one via hole extending in the insulator. At least one capacitor is disposed on the device side. An active electrical connection electrically connects a capacitor active metallization and the sintered paste. A ground electrical connection electrically connects the gold braze to a capacitor ground metallization, wherein at least a portion of the ground electrical connection physically contacts the gold braze. The dielectric of the capacitor may be less than 1000 k. The ferrule may include an integrally formed peninsula portion extending into the ferrule opening spatially aligned with a ground passageway and metallization of an internally grounded feedthrough capacitor. The sintered paste may be of substantially pure platinum.
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公开(公告)号:US10828498B2
公开(公告)日:2020-11-10
申请号:US16854138
申请日:2020-04-21
Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
Inventor: Robert A. Stevenson , Keith W. Seitz , Jason Woods , Christine A. Frysz
Abstract: An enhanced RF switchable filtered feedthrough for real-time identification of the electrical and physical integrity of an implanted AIMD lead includes a DOUBLE POLE RF switch disposed on the device side. Additionally, the RF switchable filtered feedthrough can optionally include transient voltage suppressors (TVS) and an MRI mode. In an embodiment, a DOUBLE POLE RF switch selectively disconnects EMI filter capacitors so that an RF test/interrogation signal is sent from the AIMD down into an implanted lead(s). The reflected RF signal is then analyzed to assess implanted lead integrity including lead body anomalies, lead insulation defects, and/or lead conductor defects. The Double Pole switch is configured to be controlled by an AIMD control signal to switch between FIRST and SECOND THROW positions. In the FIRST THROW position a conductive leadwire hermetically sealed to and disposed through an insulator is electrically connected to a filter capacitor, which is then electrically connected to the ferrule of a hermetic feedthrough of an AIMD. In the FIRST THROW position, EMI energy imparted to a body fluid side implanted lead can be diverted to the housing of the AIMD. In the SECOND THROW position the conductive leadwire is electrically connected to an RF source disposed on the device side of the housing of the AIMD. While in the SECOND THROW position, a reflective return signal from the RF source is measured and analyzed to determine if the implanted AIMD lead exhibits any life-threatening performance issues, such as lead body anomalies, lead insulation defects or changes, or even defective, fractured or dislodged lead conductors. In another embodiment, a SINGLE POLE RF switch is configured to disconnect filter capacitors during the delivery of a high-voltage cardioversion shock from an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. Dis-connection of the filter capacitor either reduces or eliminates filter capacitor pulse inrush currents, which allows for the use of standard low-voltage filter capacitors instead of larger and more expensive high-voltage pulse rated filter capacitors. Dis-connection of the filter capacitor also allows for an RF interrogation pulse to be applied to the implanted lead in real-time (for example, pre-set intervals throughout the day).
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