KNITTED ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND INTEGRATED CONNECTOR FOR AN ACTIVE IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
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1. An active implantable medical device (AIMD), comprising:
- a knitted electrode assembly comprising;
at least one biocompatible, electrically non-conductive filament arranged in substantially parallel rows each stitched to an adjacent row, andat least one biocompatible, electrically conductive filament having a first end intertwined with a first row of the at least one non-conductive filament, and a second end intertwined with a second row of the at least one non-conductive filament, wherein the first and second rows are spaced from one another.
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Abstract
An active implantable medical device (AIMD). The AIMD comprises: a knitted electrode assembly comprising: at least one biocompatible, electrically non-conductive filament arranged in substantially parallel rows each stitched to an adjacent row, and at least one biocompatible, electrically conductive filament having a first end intertwined with a first row of the at least one non-conductive filament, and a second end intertwined with a second row of the at least one non-conductive filament, wherein the first and second rows are spaced from one another.
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28 Claims
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1. An active implantable medical device (AIMD), comprising:
a knitted electrode assembly comprising; at least one biocompatible, electrically non-conductive filament arranged in substantially parallel rows each stitched to an adjacent row, and at least one biocompatible, electrically conductive filament having a first end intertwined with a first row of the at least one non-conductive filament, and a second end intertwined with a second row of the at least one non-conductive filament, wherein the first and second rows are spaced from one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for manufacturing a knitted implantable electrode assembly comprising:
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providing at least one biocompatible, electrically non-conductive filament, and at least one biocompatible, electrically conductive filament; and knitting the at least one non-conductive filament into substantially parallel rows each stitched to an adjacent row with a first end of the at least one conductive filament intertwined with a first row of the at least one conductive filament and a second end intertwined with a second row of the at least one non-conductive filament, wherein the first and second rows are spaced from one another. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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