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Implantable optical sensor and method for manufacture

  • US 8,275,432 B2
  • Filed: 12/12/2007
  • Issued: 09/25/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An implantable medical device, comprising:

  • a housing having an inner surface and an outer surface;

    a window formed in the housing extending between the housing inner surface and the housing outer surface;

    an optical lens mounted in the window to maintain hermeticity of the device;

    an opto-electronic device enclosed within the housing and having a photonic surface operatively positioned proximate the window for one of emitting light through the window and detecting light through the window, the housing and the lens enclosing an interior space between the lens and the opto-electronic device; and

    a first optical coupling member filling the interior space between the opto-electronic device and the lens to reduce light reflection at a surface within the implantable medical device.

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