Method of fabricating a housing for an implantable medical device having integrated features
AssigneeHeraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsJeremy Glynn, Steven Harein
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Abstract
One aspect is a method of fabricating a housing for an implantable medical device, including forming a first housing portion of metal using an additive manufacturing process such that features are integrated into the first portion. A second housing portion of metal is also formed. The first and second housing portions are joining thereby sealing an internal space of the housing within first and second portions and fully containing the features such that they are hermetically sealed relative to an external space outside the housing.
Claims17
A method of fabricating a housing for an implantable medical device, the method comprising:
- forming a first housing portion comprising metal using an additive manufacturing process such that features are integrated into the first portion;
- forming a second housing portion comprising metal;
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- joining the first and second housing portions thereby sealed an internal space of the housing within first and second portions and fully containing the features such that they are hermetically sealed relative to an external space outside the housing.
A method of fabricating a housing for an implantable medical device, the method comprising:
- forming a first housing portion comprising metal;
- forming an intermediate portion comprising metal;
- forming a second housing portion comprising metal;
- sealing the first housing portion to a first side of the intermediate portion thereby defining a first chamber between the first housing portion and the intermediate portion that is hermetically sealed relative to an external space outside the housing;
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- wherein the forming of at least one of the first and second housing portions and the intermediate portion comprises using an additive manufacturing process such that features are integrated into at least one of the first and second housing portions and the intermediate portion and such that the features are sealed within one of the first and second chambers.
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