Medical device packaging system
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1. A system, comprising:
- a sterilizable package;
an implantable medical device placed inside the sterilizable package; and
means for conveying a physiological signal to the implantable medical device within the sterilizable package without breaching the implantable medical device sterility.
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Abstract
A system, comprising a sterilizable package; an implantable medical device placed inside the sterilizable package; and an electrical interface electrically coupled to the implantable medical device and extending from inside the sterilizable package to outside the sterilizable package. In various embodiments, the interface may include package contacts electrically coupled to electrode terminals on the implantable medical device, patient terminals and conductors extending between the package contacts and the patient terminals.
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1. A system, comprising:
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a sterilizable package;
an implantable medical device placed inside the sterilizable package; and
means for conveying a physiological signal to the implantable medical device within the sterilizable package without breaching the implantable medical device sterility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An electrical interface that allows electrical coupling to an implantable medical device placed inside a sterilizable package without breaching the sterility of the sterilizable package, comprising:
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package contacts in electrical contact with the implantable medical device;
patient terminals positioned outside the sterilizable package; and
a conductor circuit extending between the package contacts and the patient terminals.
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