Flat capacitor for an implantable medical device
AssigneeCardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
InventorsMichael J. O'Phelan, Brian L. Schmidt, James M. Poplett, Robert R. Tong, Richard J. Kavanagh, Rajesh Iyer, Alexander Gordon Barr, Luke J. Christenson, Brian V. Waytashek, Brian D. Schenk, Gregory J. Sherwood
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Abstract
One aspect provides a capacitor feedthrough assembly having an electrically conductive member dimensioned to extend at least partially through a feedthrough hole of a case of the capacitor, the conductive member having a passage therethrough.
Claims13
A method for manufacturing a capacitor, the method comprising:
- providing a capacitor case having a hole;
- installing a feedthrough assembly at least partially into the hole, the feedthrough assembly comprising a conductive member having a passage therethrough;
- and
- filling the case with an electrolyte solution through the passage.
A method for replacing a first capacitor installed in a medical device with a second capacitor, the method comprising:
- disengaging a terminal coupled to the medical device from a feedthrough passage of the first capacitor;
- and
- installing the same terminal into a feedthrough passage of the second capacitor.
A method comprising:
- providing a capacitor case having a hole;
- mounting a capacitor stack within the case;
- installing a feedthrough assembly at least partially into the hole, the feedthrough assembly including a conductive member having a passage;
- coupling the feedthrough assembly to the capacitor stack;
- and
- mounting a feedthrough terminal to the passage of the conductive member such that the feedthrough terminal and the conductive member are electrically coupled.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.