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Tank filters placed in series with the lead wires or circuits of active medical devices to enhance MRI compatability

  • US 8,463,375 B2
  • Filed: 11/03/2010
  • Issued: 06/11/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/11/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A hermetically sealed feedthrough terminal for an active implantable medical device, the feedthrough terminal comprising:

  • a) a ferrule;

    b) a conductor passing through the ferrule in nonconductive relation, wherein the conductor comprises a hermetic seal separating a body fluid side from a device side; and

    c) a TANK filter electrically coupled in series along the conductor, wherein the TANK filter is disposed at, near or within the ferrule.

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