Feedthrough having a non-linear conductor
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1. An implantable medical device comprising:
- a hermetic enclosure including at least one feedthrough having at least one electrically conductive path through the feedthrough, the at least one feedthrough comprising;
an insulator having an entry face and an exit face; and
at least one non-linear conductor configured to extend, within the insulator, from the entry face to the exit face to provide the conductive path, wherein the entry and exit faces are not substantially parallel opposite faces of the insulator;
wherein the hermetic enclosure further includes a first metal housing member and a separate second housing member, with an outer sidewall of the enclosure extending between and connecting the first and second metal housing members to hermetically seal the hermetic enclosure, wherein the outer sidewall is defined by the insulator of the feedthrough.
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The implantable medical device including a hermetic enclosure including at least one feedthrough having at least one electrically conductive path through the feedthrough. The at least one feedthrough includes an insulator having an entry face and an exit face, and at least one non-linear conductor is configured to extend, within the insulator, from the entry face to the exit face to provide the conductive path, wherein the entry and exit faces are not substantially parallel opposite faces of the insulator.
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1. An implantable medical device comprising:
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a hermetic enclosure including at least one feedthrough having at least one electrically conductive path through the feedthrough, the at least one feedthrough comprising; an insulator having an entry face and an exit face; and at least one non-linear conductor configured to extend, within the insulator, from the entry face to the exit face to provide the conductive path, wherein the entry and exit faces are not substantially parallel opposite faces of the insulator; wherein the hermetic enclosure further includes a first metal housing member and a separate second housing member, with an outer sidewall of the enclosure extending between and connecting the first and second metal housing members to hermetically seal the hermetic enclosure, wherein the outer sidewall is defined by the insulator of the feedthrough. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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8. A cochlear implant system comprising:
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an electrode array; and an electronics module comprising a hermetic enclosure encasing one or more functional components and including at least one feedthrough having at least one electrically conductive path through the feedthrough configured to electrically connect the functional components to the electrode array, the at least one feedthrough comprising; an insulator having an entry face and an exit face; and at least one non-linear conductor configured to extend, within the insulator, from the entry face to the exit face to provide the conductive path, wherein the entry and exit faces are not substantially parallel opposite faces of the insulator; wherein the hermetic enclosure comprises a first metal housing member and a separate second housing member, with an outer sidewall extending between and connecting the first and second metal housing members to hermetically seal the hermetic enclosure, wherein the outer sidewall is defined by the insulator of the feedthrough. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of forming a feedthrough and a hermetic enclosure for an implantable medical device, the method comprising:
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forming at least one non-linear conductor; encapsulating a portion of the non-linear conductor with an insulating material to form a contiguous insulator having entry and exit faces that are not substantially parallel opposite faces of the insulator, wherein that the non-linear conductor is configured to extend, within the insulator, from the entry face to the exit face; hermetically sealing the portion of the non-linear conductor encapsulated in the insulator; and forming a hermetic enclosure comprising a first metal housing member and a separate second metal housing member, with an outer sidewall extending between and connecting the first and second metal housing members to hermetically seal the hermetic enclosure, wherein the outer sidewall is defined by the insulator of the feedthrough. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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