HOUSING FOR A MEDICAL IMPLANT
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1. A housing for a medical implant, such as a cardiac pacemaker, cardioverter/defibrillator, or a combination of a cardiac pacemaker and cardioverter/defibrillator comprising:
- a housing;
said housing comprising a hollow housing and a terminal housing attached to said hollow housing;
said terminal housing comprising at least one electrical terminal which is situated in an externally accessible cavity of said terminal housing and configured to connect an electrode line wherein said terminal housing is configured from plastic;
said terminal housing coupled with said hollow housing with an adhesive;
wherein said plastic of said terminal housing contains polyurethane and/or polycarbonate or epoxide resin and wherein said adhesive is quick-curing.
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Abstract
A housing for a medical implant, such as a cardiac pacemaker, defibrillator, cardioverter, or the like, the housing having a hollow housing and a terminal housing attached to the hollow housing, which has at least one electrical terminal, which is situated in an externally accessible cavity of the terminal housing, for connecting an electrode line. The terminal housing is glued to the hollow housing using an adhesive, the plastic of the terminal housing containing polyurethane and/or polycarbonate and the adhesive being an epoxide or polyurethane.
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1. A housing for a medical implant, such as a cardiac pacemaker, cardioverter/defibrillator, or a combination of a cardiac pacemaker and cardioverter/defibrillator comprising:
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a housing;
said housing comprising a hollow housing and a terminal housing attached to said hollow housing;
said terminal housing comprising at least one electrical terminal which is situated in an externally accessible cavity of said terminal housing and configured to connect an electrode line wherein said terminal housing is configured from plastic;
said terminal housing coupled with said hollow housing with an adhesive;
wherein said plastic of said terminal housing contains polyurethane and/or polycarbonate or epoxide resin and wherein said adhesive is quick-curing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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