NOVEL CAPACITIVE ELEMENTS AND FILTERED FEEDTHROUGH ELEMENTS FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES
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1. A filtered feedthrough assembly for an implantable medical device, the assembly comprising:
- a ferrule;
a feedthrough member extending through the ferrule;
a capacitive element located within the ferrule and surrounding the feedthrough member, the capacitive element including a first bore being formed by a non-conductive surface extending about a first portion of the member, a second bore being formed by a surface extending about a second portion of the member and being overlaid with at least one layer of a conductive material, and at least one electrode plate extending away from the second bore and being electrically coupled to the at least one layer of the conductive material; and
a conductive material extending between the second portion of the feedthrough member and the overlaid surface forming the second bore in order to electrically couple the member to the at least one electrode plate,wherein a maximum gap between the first portion of the feedthrough member and the surface forming the first bore being less than a minimum gap between the second portion of the feedthrough member and the overlaid surface forming the second bore.
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Abstract
A capacitive element for an implantable medical device feedthrough element includes a bore, to receive a feedthrough member, or pin of the filtered feedthrough element, an external surface extending laterally outward from a first opening of the bore, and a recessed area formed in the external surface and extending about an outer perimeter thereof. The recessed area may provide a location on which to apply a conductive material to form a joint that electrically couples the capacitive element to a ferrule of the filtered feedthrough element.
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1. A filtered feedthrough assembly for an implantable medical device, the assembly comprising:
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a ferrule; a feedthrough member extending through the ferrule; a capacitive element located within the ferrule and surrounding the feedthrough member, the capacitive element including a first bore being formed by a non-conductive surface extending about a first portion of the member, a second bore being formed by a surface extending about a second portion of the member and being overlaid with at least one layer of a conductive material, and at least one electrode plate extending away from the second bore and being electrically coupled to the at least one layer of the conductive material; and a conductive material extending between the second portion of the feedthrough member and the overlaid surface forming the second bore in order to electrically couple the member to the at least one electrode plate, wherein a maximum gap between the first portion of the feedthrough member and the surface forming the first bore being less than a minimum gap between the second portion of the feedthrough member and the overlaid surface forming the second bore. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A capacitive element for an implantable medical device feedthrough assembly, the feedthrough assembly including a feedthrough member extending through a ferrule, and the capacitive element comprising:
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a first bore formed, at least in part, by a non-conductive surface and having a diameter; a second bore being formed by a surface being overlaid with at least one layer of a conductive material and having a diameter being greater than the diameter of the first bore; and at least one electrode plate extending away from the second bore and being electrically coupled to the at least one layer of conductive material; wherein the diameters of the first and second bores are sized to receive the feedthrough member of the feedthrough assembly. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An implantable medical device comprising a housing and a filtered feedthrough assembly extending through a sidewall of the housing, the filtered feedthrough assembly comprising:
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a ferrule; a feedthrough member extending through the ferrule; a capacitive element located within the ferrule and surrounding the feedthrough member, the capacitive element including a first bore being formed by a non-conductive surface extending about a first portion of the member, a second bore being formed by a surface extending about a second portion of the member and being overlaid with at least one layer of a conductive material, and at least one electrode plate extending away from the second bore and being electrically coupled to the at least one layer of the conductive material; and a conductive material extending between the second portion of the feedthrough member and the overlaid surface forming the second bore in order to electrically couple the member to the at least one electrode plate, wherein a maximum gap between the first portion of the feedthrough member and the surface forming the first bore being less than a minimum gap between the second portion of the feedthrough member and the overlaid surface forming the second bore. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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