MODULAR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR
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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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27 Claims
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1-18. -18. (canceled)
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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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