Manufacturing implantable tissue stimulators
AssigneeCuronix LLC
InventorsGraham Patrick Greene, Benjamin Speck, Paul Lombard
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing an implantable stimulation device includes providing a circuit board of the implantable stimulation device, the circuit board optionally equipped with circuit components and being electrically connected to an antenna, adhering one or more electrodes to the circuit board, and applying an insulation material to the circuit board such that the insulation material forms a housing that surrounds the circuit board, the optional circuit components and antenna, while leaving the one or more electrodes exposed for stimulating a tissue.
Claims18
A method of manufacturing an implantable stimulation device, the method comprising:
- providing a circuit board of the implantable stimulation device, the circuit board being equipped with circuit components and being electrically connected to an antenna;
- attaching one or more joints to the circuit board;
- after attaching the one or more joints, adhering one or more electrodes to the circuit board respectively by the one or more joints such that the electrodes are directly coupled to the circuit board by the one or more joints;
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- applying an insulation material to the circuit board such that the insulation material forms a housing that surrounds the circuit board, the circuit components, and the antenna, while leaving the one or more electrodes exposed for stimulating a tissue.
A method of manufacturing an implantable stimulation device, the method comprising:
- providing a circuit board of the implantable stimulation device, the circuit board being equipped with circuit components and being electrically connected to an antenna;
- positioning at least a portion of the circuit board atop a support component, the support component defining a through opening sized to allow passage of a surgical tool;
- covering at least a portion of the circuit board with a protective component, the protective component defining a channel that accommodates the circuit components on the circuit board;
- adhering one or more electrodes to the circuit board;
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- applying an insulation material to the circuit board such that the insulation material forms a housing that surrounds the circuit board, the circuit components, and the antenna, while leaving the one or more electrodes exposed for stimulating a tissue.
A method of manufacturing an implantable stimulation device, the method comprising:
- providing a circuit board of the implantable stimulation device, the circuit board being equipped with circuit components and being electrically connected to an antenna;
- placing a conductive material on the circuit board at a location;
- after placing the conductive material, moving one or more of the circuit board and an electrode such that a portion of the circuit board passes through an opening of the electrode to position the conductive material in the opening of the electrode;
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- attaching the electrode to the circuit board at the location using the conductive material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.