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US 10,763,647 B2Granted
Ground contact integrated into welding protection strip
AssigneeBIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
InventorRolf Klenner
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Abstract
An assembly contains a housing defining an internal space of the assembly, an electronic circuit arranged in the internal space, and a protection strip arranged in the internal space for protecting the electronic circuit against external influences. Accordingly, the protection strip forms a ground conductor that is electrically connected to the housing and to a ground connection of the electronic circuit. Furthermore, a method for producing the assembly is disclosed.
Claims18
An implantable medical device, comprising:
- a housing defining an internal space of the implantable medical device, said housing having two housing parts, each of said housing parts having a circumferential boundary area, the circumferential boundary areas are connected to each other and form said housing;
- an electronic circuit disposed in said internal space and having a ground connection, said housing hermetically sealing said electronic circuit;
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- a protection strip disposed in said internal space for protecting said electronic circuit against external influences, said protection strip forming a ground conductor that is electrically connected to said housing and to said ground connection of said electronic circuit, said protection strip extending substantially along a whole length of the circumferential boundary area, and said protection strip being formed in one piece.
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A method for producing an implantable medical device, which comprises the steps of:
- providing a first and a second housing part each having a circumferential boundary area, the first and the second housing part defining an internal space of the implantable medical device, an electronic circuit, and a protection strip;
- mounting the protection strip to the first housing part so that the protection strip is in electrical contact with the first housing part, the protection strip extending along a whole length of the circumferential boundary area, and the protection strip is formed in one piece;
- disposing the electronic circuit in an internal space of the first housing part;
- forming an electrical connection between the electronic circuit and the protection strip;
- disposing the second housing part on the first housing part;
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- connecting the first housing part to the second housing part so as to form a housing which hermetically encloses the electronic circuit.
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An implantable medical device, comprising:
- a housing defining an internal space of the implantable medical device, said housing having two housing parts, each of said housing parts having a circumferential boundary area, the circumferential boundary areas are connected to each other and form said housing, said housing parts being connected to each other via a welding seam that connects the circumferential boundary areas to one another;
- an electronic circuit disposed in said internal space and having a ground connection, said housing hermetically sealing said electronic circuit;
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- a protection strip disposed in said internal space for protecting said electronic circuit against external influences, said protection strip forming a ground conductor that is electrically connected to said housing and to said ground connection of said electronic circuit, said protection strip configured to protect said electronic circuit against the external influences generated upon welding of said welding seam, said protection strip extending along a whole length of the circumferential boundary area, and said protection strip being formed in one piece.
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An implantable medical device, comprising:
- a housing defining an internal space of the implantable medical device and having a through hole formed therein;
- a sleeve protruding through said through hole of said housing and out of said internal space of said housing;
- an electronic circuit disposed in said internal space and having a ground connection, said housing hermetically sealing said electronic circuit;
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- a protection strip disposed in said internal space for protecting said electronic circuit against external influences, said protection strip forming a ground conductor that is electrically connected to said housing and to said ground connection of said electronic circuit, wherein said protection strip having two opposing ends, wherein a respective end of said two opposing ends is in electrical contact with said sleeve, said protection strip extending along a whole length of a circumferential boundary area of said housing, and said protection strip being formed in one piece.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.