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US 2015/0306414 A1Published application
Implantable device with optical lead connector
AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorsChristian S. Nielsen, Kunal J. Paralikar, Brad C. Tischendorf, John D. Norton, Markus W. Reiterer, Andrew J. Thom, Gordon O. Munns
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Abstract
An implantable active medical device includes a housing defining a hermetic cavity, a lead connector receptacle extending into the implantable active medical device, and a solid state light source disposed within the hermetic cavity and optically coupled to the lead connector receptacle.
Claims20
An implantable active medical device comprising:
- a housing defining a hermetic cavity;
- a lead connector receptacle extending into the implantable active medical device;
- a solid state light source disposed within the hermetic cavity and optically coupled to the lead connector receptacle.
An implantable active medical device system comprising:
- an implantable active medical device comprising:
- a housing defining a hermetic cavity;
- a lead connector receptacle extending into the implantable active medical device;
- a solid state light source disposed within the hermetic cavity and optically coupled to the lead connector receptacle;
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- a lead extending between a proximal end and a distal end, a lead connector portion disposed at the proximal end and configured to mate with the lead connector receptacle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.