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US 6,787,891 B2Granted
Freeform substrates and devices
AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorDavid A. Ruben
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Abstract
An implantable medical device substrate is free form cut to the shape of the interior of the device. The free form shape allows more efficient use of not only the interior space of the device but also of the substrate itself. Integrated circuit components are formed to fit the shape of the substrate, freeing areas in the device for additional components, or allowing the device to be made smaller through a maximized use of the available space-volume.
Claims6
An implantable medical device, comprising:
- a body with an exterior configuration with curved edges and contours and defining an internal chamber for circuitry implementing a therapy delivery function;
- a silicon substrate disposed within the internal chamber of the device body, said substrate having silicon integrated circuit device components implementing the therapy delivery function formed directly thereon, and
- wherein the substrate is formed to fit the curved edges and contours of the body configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.