Thermoplastic implant materials
AssigneeShpp Global Technologies B.V.
InventorsPedro Cristobal POLO MARTINEZ, Johannes DE BROUWER
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Abstract
A medical device for implantation in tissue includes: a header including one or more bores, the header including an implant grade thermoplastic resin including a conductive additive and a metal coating; one or more leads disposed in the header and exiting the header through the one or more bores; and an enclosure coupled to the header at a surface of the enclosure, the enclosure including circuitry and a power source. A sterilized header for an implantable enclosure is also described.
Claims20
A medical device for implantation in tissue comprising:
- a header comprising one or more bores, wherein the header comprises an implant grade thermoplastic resin comprising a conductive additive and a metal coating;
- one or more leads disposed in the header and exiting the header through the one or more bores;
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- an enclosure coupled to the header at a surface of the enclosure, the enclosure comprising circuitry and a power source.
A sterilized header for an implantable enclosure, the sterilized header comprising a sterilized polymer composition comprising a polyetherimide treated with one of hydrogen peroxide plasma, hydrogen peroxide vapor, or a combination thereof, wherein the sterilized polymer composition further comprises a metal coating and a conductive additive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.