Inductor capacitor EMI filter for human implant applications
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Abstract
A feedthrough terminal assembly for an active implantable medical device includes a conductive ferrule conductively coupled to a housing of the medical device, a feedthrough capacitor conductively coupled to the ferrule, an inductor closely associated with the capacitor in non-conductive relation, and a conductive terminal pin extending through the capacitor and the inductor. The terminal pin extends through the inductor in non-conductive relation and is conductively coupled to active electrode plates of the capacitor. In one preferred form, the terminal pin is wound about the inductor. Additionally, the inductor may be maintained in close association with the capacitor without forming a direct physical attachment therebetween.
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273 Claims
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1-172. -172. (canceled)
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173. A feedthrough terminal assembly, comprising:
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a conductive ferrule;
a feedthrough capacitor having first and second sets of electrode plates;
an inductor with having a surface bonded to an opposing surface of the capacitor to create a laminate structure; and
a conductive terminal pin extending through the capacitor and conductively coupled to the first set of electrode plates, and extending through the inductor in non-conductive relation thereto. - View Dependent Claims (174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273)
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190-231. -231. (canceled)
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