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US 2003/0120320 A1Published application
Implantable medical device having a housing or component case with an insulating material formed thereon, and methods of making same
AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorWarren Solom
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Abstract
An implantable medical device (IMD) comprising a device housing, and which may further include a component case. An insulating material or layer is formed on at least one of the interior and/or exterior surfaces of the device housing and/or component case. The insulating material may be comprised of a metal oxide, a plastic material, an epoxy material or a ceramic material.
Claims95
An implantable medical device, comprising:
- a device housing, said device housing having a plurality of interior surfaces;
- a component case positioned within said device housing, said component case having a plurality of interior surfaces;
- and
- an insulating material formed on at least one of said plurality of interior surfaces of at least one of said device housing and said component case.
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An implantable medical device, comprising:
- a device housing, said device housing having a plurality of exterior surfaces;
- a component case positioned within said device housing, said component case having a plurality of exterior surfaces;
- and
- an insulating material formed on at least one of said plurality of exterior surfaces of at least one of said device housing and said component case.
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A method, comprising:
- providing at least one of a device housing for an implantable medical device and a component case adapted to have a component comprised of at least one of a capacitor module, a battery, a fuel cell and an electronics module positioned therein, each of said device housing and said component case having a plurality of interior surfaces;
- and
- forming an insulating material on at least one of said interior surfaces of at least one of said device housing and said component case.
A method, comprising:
- providing at least one of a device housing for an implantable medical device and a component case adapted to have a component comprised of at least one of a capacitor module, a battery, a fuel cell and an electronics module positioned therein, each of said device housing and said component case having a plurality of exterior surfaces;
- and
- forming an insulating material on at least one of said exterior surfaces of at least one of said device housing and said component case.
An implantable medical device, comprising:
- a device housing, said device housing having a plurality of surfaces;
- and
- an insulating material formed on at least one of said plurality surfaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.