Hermetic package with inductors and capacitors integrated into ceramic housing

• US 10,307,603 B2
• Filed: 10/05/2017
• Issued: 06/04/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Shah, Kedar, Cong, Peng
• Primary Examiner(s): Koharski, Christopher
• Assistant Examiner(s): Patel, Natasha
• Application Number:
  US15/725,866
• Publication Number:
  US 20180133487A1
• Time in Patent Office: 607 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/0534 Electrodes for deep brain stimulation
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36038 Cochlear stimulation
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37205 Microstimulators, e.g. implantable through a cannula
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37223 Circuits for electromagnetic coupling
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37229 Shape or location of the implanted or external antenna
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37512 Pacemakers
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37514 Brain implants
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3754 Feedthroughs
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3756 Casings with electrodes thereon, e.g. leadless stimulators
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3758 Packaging of the components within the casing
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3787 from an external energy source

Abstract

An implantable device includes a cylindrical housing, a metallic feedthrough, a metallic collar, and a battery. The cylindrical housing has a sidewall and an internal cavity, and is formed from a ceramic. One or more electrical components are integrated into the sidewall. The metallic feedthrough is joined to a first end of the cylindrical housing. The metallic collar is joined to a second end of the cylindrical housing. The battery is joined to the metallic collar.

Claims

1. An implantable device, comprising:

a cylindrical housing having a sidewall and an internal cavity, wherein the sidewall is formed from a ceramic, wherein an antenna is integrated into and embedded within the sidewall, and wherein the antenna forms a coil within the sidewall around the internal cavity;

a metallic feedthrough joined to a first end of the cylindrical housing;

a metallic collar joined to a second end of the cylindrical housing, the second end opposite the first end; and

a battery joined to the metallic collar.

2. The implantable device of claim 1, further comprising:

control circuitry disposed within an inner cavity of the cylindrical housing and electrically coupled to the antenna.

3. The implantable device of claim 1, wherein the antenna is imbedded into the ceramic.

4. The implantable device of claim 1, wherein the cylindrical housing comprises a plurality of ceramic sheets stacked on top of each other with partial conductive loops disposed between stacked layers of the ceramic sheets, wherein the partial conductive loops collectively form the antenna.

5. The implantable device of claim 4, wherein a first end of a first partial conductive loop disposed at a first stacked layer is aligned with a second end of a second partial conductive loop disposed at a second stacked layer, different from but adjacent to the first stacked layer.

6. The implantable device of claim 1, wherein the metallic feedthrough provides connections between circuitry disposed within an inner cavity of the cylindrical housing and one or more external electrodes.

7. The implantable device of claim 1, wherein the battery is electrically coupled to circuitry disposed within an inner cavity of the cylindrical housing.

8. The implantable device of claim 1, wherein the metallic feedthrough and the metallic collar are joined to the cylindrical housing by brazing.

9. The implantable device of claim 1, wherein the battery is joined to the metallic collar by laser welding.

10. The implantable device of claim 1, wherein the ceramic is alumina or zirconia.

11. The implantable device of claim 1, wherein the antenna is formed from platinum or gold.

12. The implantable device of claim 1, further comprising a parallel plate capacitor integrated into the sidewall and electrically coupled to the antenna.

13. The implantable device of claim 1, further comprising a ferromagnetic material disposed on a surface of the internal cavity, wherein the ferromagnetic material provides electromagnetic isolation between the antenna and electronics disposed within the internal cavity.

14. The implantable device of claim 5, further comprising a conductive via disposed through a first one of the ceramic sheets, the conductive via electrically coupling the first partial conductive loop to the second partial conductive loop.

15. The implantable device of claim 4, wherein the stacked layers of the ceramic sheets comprise a sintered stack of ceramic sheets with the antenna embedded therein.

16. The implantable device of claim 1, wherein the metallic collar is disposed between the battery and the cylindrical housing and attaches the battery to the cylindrical housing.

17. An implantable device, comprising:

a cylindrical housing having a sidewall and an internal cavity, and formed from a ceramic, wherein one or more passive electrical components are integrated into and embedded within the sidewall;

a metallic feedthrough joined to a first end of the cylindrical housing;

a metallic collar joined to a second end of the cylindrical housing, the second end opposite the first end; and

a battery joined to the metallic collar.

18. The implantable device of claim 17, wherein the one or more passive electrical components at least includes a coil for inductive power transfer.

19. The implantable device of claim 17, wherein the one or more passive electrical components is an antenna coupled for power telemetry.

20. The implantable device of claim 17, wherein the one or more passive electrical components at least includes a parallel plate capacitor.

21. The implantable device of claim 17, wherein the one or more passive electrical components at least includes an inductor.

22. The implantable device of claim 17, further comprising:

circuitry disposed within the internal cavity, wherein the one or more passive electrical components are electrically coupled to the circuitry.