Electrical lead body including an in-line hermetic electronic package and implantable medical device using the same
First Claim
1. An assembly for an implantable medical lead, comprising:
- a first lead body comprising one or more electrical leads; and
a hermetic encasement, comprising;
a housing having first and second openings and interior walls, an interior space defined by said interior walls, an electronic network housed within said interior space, and a circuit board extending through said first and second openings, comprising;
a plurality of layers into which said electronic network is at least partially integrated, a first set of one or more terminals electrically coupling said electronic network to said first lead body, and a second set of one or more terminals electrically coupled to said electronic network for external electrical engagement.
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Abstract
An assembly is provided for an implantable medical lead. The assembly includes a first lead body comprising one or more electrical leads, and a hermetic encasement. The encasement comprises a housing having first and second openings and interior walls, an interior space defined by the interior walls, an electronic network housed within the interior space, and a circuit board extending through the first and second openings. The circuit board comprises a plurality of layers into which the electronic network is at least partially integrated, a first set of one or more terminals electrically coupling the electronic network to the first lead body, and a second set of one or more terminals electrically coupled to the electronic network for external electrical engagement.
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29 Claims
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1. An assembly for an implantable medical lead, comprising:
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a first lead body comprising one or more electrical leads; and a hermetic encasement, comprising; a housing having first and second openings and interior walls, an interior space defined by said interior walls, an electronic network housed within said interior space, and a circuit board extending through said first and second openings, comprising; a plurality of layers into which said electronic network is at least partially integrated, a first set of one or more terminals electrically coupling said electronic network to said first lead body, and a second set of one or more terminals electrically coupled to said electronic network for external electrical engagement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 28, 29)
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11. An implantable package for conducting electrical energy between an implantable medical device and at least one medical activator unit, comprising:
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a housing having first and second openings and interior walls; an interior space defined by said interior walls; an electronic network housed within said interior space; and a circuit board extending through said first and second openings, comprising; a plurality of layers into which said electronic network is at least partially integrated, a first set of one or more terminals for electrically coupling said electronic network to said implantable medical device, and a second set of one or more terminals electrically coupled to said electronic network for external electrical engagement with said at least one medical activator unit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An implantable medical device, comprising:
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a controlling device for transmitting command signals, said controlling device comprising an electrical output; a first lead body comprising one or more electrical leads, said first lead body having a first end and a second end, said first end being coupled to said electrical output; and a hermetic encasement, comprising; a housing having first and second openings and interior walls, an interior space defined by said interior walls, an electronic network housed within said interior space, and a circuit board extending through said first and second openings, comprising; a plurality of layers into which said electronic network is at least partially integrated, a first set of one or more terminals electrically coupling said electronic network to said first lead body, and a second set of one or more terminals electrically coupled to said electronic network for external electrical engagement. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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