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US 10,542,633 B2Granted
IMD having a core circuitry support structure
AssigneeCardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
InventorsJean M. Bobgan, David P. Stieper, Joseph Prescott
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Abstract
A medical device includes a hybrid circuitry assembly and a core circuitry support structure. The core circuitry support structure includes a frame defining a cavity configured to receive at least a portion of the hybrid circuitry assembly. An outer surface of the frame is shaped to correspond to an inside surface of a core assembly housing configured to enclose the hybrid circuitry assembly and the core circuitry support structure.
Claims20
A medical device comprising:
- a hybrid circuitry assembly comprising a printed circuit board (PCB) having a first surface and a second, parallel surface;
- a battery assembly comprising a battery, the battery assembly being a separate assembly from the hybrid circuit housing;
- a header comprising an antenna;
- and
- a core circuitry support structure having a first side and a second side, the first side being opposite the second side, wherein the first side is lateral and adjacent to the header, and wherein the second side is lateral and adjacent to the battery assembly, the core circuitry support structure comprising:
- a frame defining a cavity configured to receive at least a portion of the hybrid circuitry assembly,
- at least one feedthrough configured to couple the hybrid circuitry assembly to the battery in the battery housing;
- and
- at least one feedthrough configured to couple the hybrid circuitry assembly to the antenna.
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A medical device comprising:
- a header having a first end and a second end;
- a first feed-through assembly arranged lateral to the header and coupled to the second end of the header;
- a battery housing comprising a battery, the battery housing having a first end and a second end;
- a second feed-through assembly arranged lateral to the battery housing and coupled to the second end of the battery housing;
- and
- a core assembly coupled, at a first end of the core assembly, to the first feed-through assembly and the core assembly coupled, at a second end of the core assembly, to the second feed-through assembly, wherein the first end of the core assembly is opposite the second end of the core assembly and wherein the core assembly is a separate assembly from the battery housing, the core assembly comprising:
- a core assembly housing enclosing an interior space;
- a core circuitry assembly disposed in the interior space, the core circuitry assembly comprising:
- a hybrid circuitry assembly;
- and a core circuitry support structure, the core circuitry support structure comprising a frame defining a cavity that is configured to receive at least a portion of the hybrid circuitry assembly.
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A method of manufacturing a medical device, comprising:
- providing a hybrid circuitry assembly;
- forming a core circuitry support structure;
- coupling a hybrid circuitry assembly to the core circuitry support structure to form a core circuitry assembly;
- positioning a first portion and a second portion of a core assembly housing around the core circuitry assembly;
- welding the first and second portions together;
- attaching, at a first end of the core assembly housing, a first feedthrough unit;
- attaching, at a second end of the core assembly housing, a second feedthrough unit, the second end being opposite the first end;
- coupling a header comprising an antenna to the first feedthrough unit;
- and
- coupling a battery assembly comprising a batter to the second feedthrough unit, wherein the battery assembly is a separate assembly from the core assembly housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.