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US 8,543,220 B2Granted
Medical device having a glass coating and method therefor
AssigneeCardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
InventorsPeter Hall, Paul E. Zarembo
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Abstract
A medical electrical lead and a method of forming a medical electrical lead having at least one glass coating between a first and second component. The glass coating forms a portion of a strong, hydrothermally stable joint between components or provides insulation, or tailors an impedance and/or capacitance of an electrode. The glass coating is bonded to at least one of the first component or second component along the length of the joint.
Claims13
A method for forming a medical electrical lead, the method comprising:
- coating at least one of a first component or a second component with a glass consisting of at least one of glass frit and glass powder;
- after coating, applying energy to bond the glass to at least one of the first component or the second component and to form a glass coating having a thickness of about 0.01 inches or less;
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- after applying energy, disposing the first component adjacent to the second component and coupling the first component to the second component to form a joint such that the glass coating is between the first component and the second component, the glass coating forms at least a portion of the joint and the glass coating is bonded to at least one of the first component or the second component along the entire length of the joint, wherein at least one of the first component and the second component is a lead body.
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