Implantable heart monitors having flat capacitors with curved profiles

A multiple-capacitor assembly for an implantable heart monitor,

• the assembly comprising:
• a first capacitor having a first pair of terminals, a first conductive case wall, and a first nominal size;
• and
• a second capacitor having a second pair of terminals, a second conductive case wall, and a second nominal size, with at least one of the second pair of terminals coupled to at least one of the first pair of terminals, with the second case wall offset from the first case wall, and with the second nominal size the same as the first nominal size.

An implantable medical device comprising a multiple-capacitor assembly, wherein the assembly includes:

• a first capacitor having a first pair of terminals, a first conductive case wall, and a first nominal size;
• a second capacitor having a second pair of terminals, a second conductive case wall, and a second nominal size, with at least one of the second pair of terminals coupled to at least one of the first pair of terminals, with the second conductive case wall offset from the first case wall, and with the second nominal size the same as the first nominal size;
• and
• a third capacitor positioned adjacent the first capacitor and having a third pair of terminals, a third case wall, and a third nominal size, with at least one of the third pair of terminals coupled to at least one of the first or second pair of terminals, with the third case wall substantially flush with the first or second conductive case wall.

An implantable medical device comprising a multiple-capacitor assembly, wherein the assembly includes:

• a first capacitor having a first pair of terminals, a first conductive case wall, and a first nominal size;
• a second capacitor having a second pair of terminals, a second conductive case wall, and a second nominal size, with at least one of the second pair of terminals coupled to at least one of the first pair of terminals, with the second conductive case wall offset from the first case wall, and with the second nominal size the same as the first nominal size;
• and
• a third capacitor positioned adjacent the first capacitor and having a third pair of terminals, a third case wall, and a third nominal size, with at least one of the third pair of terminals coupled to at least one of the first or second pair of terminals, with the third case wall substantially flush with the first or second conductive case wall, and the third nominal size differs from the first nominal size.