Medical device packaging system
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1. A system, comprising:
- a sterilized package; and
an implantable medical device (IMD) placed inside the sterilized package, the IMD having a housing with two or more subcutaneous electrodes positioned on an exterior surface of the housing and spaced from one another by a first distance;
whereinthe sterilized package comprises;
a. two electrodes adapted for placement directly on a patient and spaced from one another by the first difference; and
b. an electrical interface, including a flexible substrate, for conveying a physiological signals from the electrodes to the subcutaneous electrodes on the implantable medical device housing within the sterilized package without compromising the sterility of the implantable medical device.
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Abstract
A system, comprising a sterilizable package; an implantable medical device placed inside the sterilizable package; and an electrical interface electrically coupled to the implantable medical device and extending from inside the sterilizable package to outside the sterilizable package. In various embodiments, the interface may include package contacts electrically coupled to electrode terminals on the implantable medical device, patient terminals and conductors extending between the package contacts and the patient terminals.
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1. A system, comprising:
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a sterilized package; and an implantable medical device (IMD) placed inside the sterilized package, the IMD having a housing with two or more subcutaneous electrodes positioned on an exterior surface of the housing and spaced from one another by a first distance; wherein the sterilized package comprises; a. two electrodes adapted for placement directly on a patient and spaced from one another by the first difference; and b. an electrical interface, including a flexible substrate, for conveying a physiological signals from the electrodes to the subcutaneous electrodes on the implantable medical device housing within the sterilized package without compromising the sterility of the implantable medical device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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