Implantable medical device with a conductive layer having a bonding rim for coupling to a fluidic manifold
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsEduardo Marcos Larangeira, Thomas Sinnott, Laurence Norris, Kevin P. McCarthy
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Abstract
An implantable medical device may include an inflatable member, a fluid reservoir, and an electronic pump device configured to transfer fluid between the inflatable member and the fluid reservoir. The electronic pump device includes a housing. The housing includes a fluidic manifold and a fluidic component coupled to the fluidic manifold. The fluidic component includes a conductive layer. The conductive layer includes a bonding rim. The bonding rim is coupled to the fluidic manifold.
Claims20
An implantable medical device comprising:
- an inflatable member;
- a fluid reservoir;
- and
- an electronic pump device configured to transfer fluid between the inflatable member and the fluid reservoir, the electronic pump device including a housing, the housing including:
- a fluidic manifold;
- and
- a fluidic component coupled to the fluidic manifold, the fluidic component including a conductive layer, the conductive layer including a bonding rim, the bonding rim being coupled to the fluidic manifold.
An electronic pump device comprising:
- a fluidic manifold;
- and
- a fluidic component coupled to the fluidic manifold, the fluidic component including a conductive layer, the conductive layer including a bonding rim, the bonding rim being coupled to the fluidic manifold.
A method for constructing an electronic pump device, the method comprising:
- inserting at least a portion of a fluidic component into a recess of a fluidic manifold, the fluidic component including a conductive layer, the conductive layer including a bonding rim;
- and
- coupling the bonding rim to a portion of the fluidic manifold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.