Implantable medical device and manufacturing method thereof
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Abstract
In an implantable medical device and a manufacturing method therefore, the implantable medical device has at least an electronics module and a battery module, each contributing functionally as well as to the shape of the outer enclosure of the implantable medical device. Different modules, and different versions of different modules, can be combined in different combinations, according to a device specification, to form different medical devices.
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38 Claims
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19. A method for manufacturing an implantable medical device, comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of modules, each containing a functional subsystem for an implantable medical device, said modules being available in respectively different version of the subsystem contained therein;
specifying requirements, including designation of modules and designations of versions of said modules, for a complete implantable medical device;
selecting modules, meeting said requirements, from among said plurality of modules to form said complete medical device; and
permanently joining the selected modules to form said complete medical device, with the permanently joined modules forming a hermetically sealed outer enclosure for said complete medical device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An implantable medical device comprising:
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at least two functional subsystems each formed in a module having a module encapsulation;
each module comprising an interface portion adapted to mate with a corresponding interface portion of another of said modules, said modules being mechanically connectable to each other at said interface portions; and
the respective module enclosures of said modules, when mechanically connected to each other, forming respective portions of an outer enclosure of a complete medical device formed by said modules, said outer enclosure being hermetically sealed. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35)
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36. An implantable medical device comprising:
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a hermetically sealed metallic enclosure;
an electronics module disposed in said hermetically sealed metallic enclosure; and
a pre-manufactured connector top connectable to an electrode lead of said electronics module, said connector top comprising a portion of said hermetically sealed metallic outer enclosure and being welded to a remainder of said hermetically sealed metallic outer enclosure. - View Dependent Claims (37)
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38. An implantable medical device comprising:
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a hermetically sealed metallic outer enclosure;
an electronics module disposed inside said hermetically sealed metallic outer enclosure; and
a pre-manufactured connector top for connection of an electrode lead to said electronics module, said connector top being comprised of ceramic material and forming a portion of said hermetically sealed metallic outer enclosure, and having a metallic edge portion at which said connector top is welded to a remainder of said hermetically sealed metallic outer enclosure.
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