# US 5,344,432 A · Implantable medical device and method for the manufacture thereof

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- Number: US 5,344,432 A
- Document ID: US5344432A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 07/932,771
- Filed: 1992-08-20
- Granted: 1994-09-06
- Earliest claimed: 1991-08-20
- Assignees: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
- Inventors: Bruno Slettenmark; Hans Strandberg; Paul Brand
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5344432A

## CPC

- A61N 1/375: Constructional arrangements, e.g. casings
- A61N: ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY (measurement of bioelectric currents A61B; surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body A61B18/00; anaesthetic apparatus in general A61M; incandescent lamps H01K; infrared radiators for heating H05B)

## 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.

## Claims

### Claim 1

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; and
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.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A defibrillator as claimed in claim 1 wherein said gas mixture composed of helium and an inert gas component is maintained in said capsule housing at an overpressure.