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US 2011/0255255 A1Published application
Housing for a circuit that is to be implanted in-vivo and process of making the same
AssigneeSensors for Medicine and Science, Inc.
InventorsArthur Earl COLVIN, Carrie R. LORENZ, Casey J. O'CONNOR, Steven J. WALTERS
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Abstract
The present invention provides a biocompatible circuit assembly that includes a circuit encased within a housing. In some embodiments, the housing is a PMMA housing and before the circuit is enclosed within the housing the circuit is encased within a brick of epoxy.
Claims3
A biocompatible, human implantable apparatus, comprising:
- a fully enclosed housing;
- and
- a circuit encased within a brick of epoxy, wherein the brick of epoxy containing the circuit is housed in said housing.
A biocompatible, human implantable apparatus, comprising:
- a fully enclosed housing;
- a glass housing housed within said housing, the glass housing comprising a glass tube having an open end and a glass ball sealing said open end of said tube;
- and
- a circuit housed within said glass housing.
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A method for fully encasing a circuit within a polymer housing, comprising:
- placing the circuit in a mold;
- injecting a formulation into the mold so that the formulation completely surrounds the circuit, wherein the formulation comprises monomers;
- and
- polymerizing the monomers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.