Modular implantable medical device and manufacturing method therefor
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1. An implantable medical device comprising:
- at least two functional subsystems each comprising at least one component and each formed as a non-hermetically sealed module having a module encapsulation that completely covers said at least one component, at least one of said subsystems and the module thereof being available in multiple, different versions;
each module comprising an interface portion having a configuration allowing that module to mate with a corresponding interface portion of any of the multiple versions of another of said modules, said modules being mechanically connected to each other at said interface portions when mated;
the respective module encapsulations of said modules, when mechanically connected to each other, forming respective portions of an outer enclosure of a complete medical device formed by said modules; and
mechanical connections that permanently mechanically connect said respective module encapsulations with one another to hermetically seal said outer enclosure.
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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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1. An implantable medical device comprising:
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at least two functional subsystems each comprising at least one component and each formed as a non-hermetically sealed module having a module encapsulation that completely covers said at least one component, at least one of said subsystems and the module thereof being available in multiple, different versions; each module comprising an interface portion having a configuration allowing that module to mate with a corresponding interface portion of any of the multiple versions of another of said modules, said modules being mechanically connected to each other at said interface portions when mated; the respective module encapsulations of said modules, when mechanically connected to each other, forming respective portions of an outer enclosure of a complete medical device formed by said modules; and mechanical connections that permanently mechanically connect said respective module encapsulations with one another to hermetically seal said outer enclosure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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