Capacitor and inductor elements physically disposed in series whose lumped parameters are electrically connected in parallel to form a bandstop filter
First Claim
1. A bandstop filter, comprising:
- an inductor having first and second conductive terminals in spaced relation; and
a capacitor having first and second conductive terminals in spaced non-conductive relation;
wherein the inductor and the capacitor are physically axially aligned in series relative to one another; and
wherein the inductor and the capacitor are electrically connected to one another in parallel.
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Abstract
One or more inductors and one or more capacitors are physically disposed relative to one another in series and are electrically connected to one another in parallel to form a bandstop filter. Chip inductors and chip capacitors having spaced apart conductive terminals are physically arranged in end-to-end abutting relation to minimize electrical potential between adjacent conductive terminals. The bandstop filter may be hermetically sealed within a biocompatible container for use with an implantable lead or electrode of a medical device. The values of the inductors and the capacitors are selected such that the bandstop filter is resonant at one or more selected frequencies, such as an MRI pulsed frequency.
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1. A bandstop filter, comprising:
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an inductor having first and second conductive terminals in spaced relation; and a capacitor having first and second conductive terminals in spaced non-conductive relation; wherein the inductor and the capacitor are physically axially aligned in series relative to one another; and wherein the inductor and the capacitor are electrically connected to one another in parallel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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