Case driven design for implantable medical device

Abstract

A medical device includes: a case at least a portion of which functions as a first electrode; a second electrode disposed in a header coupled to the case; a core assembly, the core assembly including operational circuitry enclosed within a core assembly housing, wherein the case includes the core assembly housing; and a battery assembly, the battery assembly including a battery enclosed within a battery housing, where the case further comprises the battery housing; where the operational circuitry is configured to drive a regulated voltage onto the case.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.