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US 5,344,432 AGranted
Implantable medical device and method for the manufacture thereof
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsBruno Slettenmark, Hans Strandberg, Paul Brand
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Abstract
An implantable medical device, such as a heart pacemaker, or defibrillator, has a welded capsule housing which is filled with a gas mixture containing helium, the helium permitting the detection of leaks in the capsule housing. To improve the electrical insulating properties, the remaining gas of the mixture is selected from a group of gases having electrically insulating properties, such as nitrogen, sulfur hexafluoride, carbon dioxide, or halogenated hydrocarbons.
Claims2
An implantable defibrillator comprising:
- a welded capsule housing having a sealed interior;
- a plurality of electronic components in said housing forming means for generating electrical defibrillation signals for administration to a patient;
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- a gas mixture in said interior composed of helium and an inert gas component, said inert gas component being selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, sulfur hexafluoride, carbon dioxide, atmospheric air, oxygen and halogenated hydrocarbons for electrically insulating said electronic components.
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