Drop and slide engagement for implantable medical device
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1. An implantable medical device, comprising:
- a case;
therapeutic componentry contained within said case;
a module having a rail around at least a portion of a perimeter of said module,said module adapted to be mechanically secured to said case;
said case having a rigid fastening channel adapted to receive said rail of said module;
said rigid fastening channel having an opening allowing said rail of said module to drop into said rigid fastening channel through said opening and then slide along said rigid fastening channel to be mechanically secured to said case.
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Abstract
An implantable medical device having a case with therapeutic componentry contained with the case. A module has a rail around at least a portion of a perimeter of the module and is adapted to be mechanically secured to the case. The case has a rigid fastening channel adapted to receive the rail of the module. The rigid fastening channel has an opening allowing the rail of the module to drop into the rigid fastening channel through the opening and then slide along the rigid fastening channel to be mechanically secured to the case.
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16 Claims
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1. An implantable medical device, comprising:
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a case; therapeutic componentry contained within said case; a module having a rail around at least a portion of a perimeter of said module, said module adapted to be mechanically secured to said case; said case having a rigid fastening channel adapted to receive said rail of said module; said rigid fastening channel having an opening allowing said rail of said module to drop into said rigid fastening channel through said opening and then slide along said rigid fastening channel to be mechanically secured to said case. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An implantable medical device comprising:
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a case; therapeutic componentry contained within said case; a module having a rail around at least a portion of a perimeter of said module, said module adapted to be mechanically secured to said case; said case having a rigid fastening channel adapted to receive said rail of said module; and said rigid fastening channel allowing said rail of said module to slide along said rigid fastening channel to be mechanically secured to said case; wherein a chamber is created around a perimeter of said module between said module and said case and further comprising a sealant substantially filling said chamber. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A method of assembling an implantable medical device having a case with a rigid fastening channel, therapeutic componentry contained within said case and a module having a rail around at least a portion of a perimeter of said module, comprising the steps of:
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dropping said rail of said module into an opening in said rigid fastening channel of said case; and sliding said rail of said module along said rigid fastening channel until said module is mechanically secured to said case. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of assembling an implantable medical device having a case with a rigid fastening channel, therapeutic component contained within said case and a module having a rail around at least a portion of a perimeter of said module, comprising the steps of:
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sliding said rail of said module along said rigid fastening channel until said module is mechanically secured to said case forming a chamber around a perimeter of said module between said module and said case; and substantially filling said chamber with a sealant. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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