Knitted electrode assembly for an active implantable medical device
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1. An active implantable medical device (AIMD), comprising:
- an electronics module; and
a knitted electrode assembly having an intermeshed loop structure, the knitted electrode assembly further comprising;
at least one biocompatible, electrically non-conductive filament arranged in substantially parallel rows each row stitched to an adjacent row with one or more loops, andat least one biocompatible, electrically conductive filament intertwined with the at least one row of non-conductive filament, the at least one electrically conductive filament formed on an exterior surface of the electrode assembly to form an electrode on the exterior surface of the electrode assembly, and the at least one conductive filament configured to be electrically connected to the electronics module.
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Abstract
An active implantable medical device (AIMD). The AIMD comprises an electronics module; and a knitted electrode assembly comprising: at least one biocompatible, electrically non-conductive filament arranged in substantially parallel rows each stitched to an adjacent row, and at least one biocompatible, electrically conductive filament intertwined with the at least one non-conductive filament, and configured to be electrically connected to the electronics module.
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1. An active implantable medical device (AIMD), comprising:
an electronics module; and
a knitted electrode assembly having an intermeshed loop structure, the knitted electrode assembly further comprising;at least one biocompatible, electrically non-conductive filament arranged in substantially parallel rows each row stitched to an adjacent row with one or more loops, and at least one biocompatible, electrically conductive filament intertwined with the at least one row of non-conductive filament, the at least one electrically conductive filament formed on an exterior surface of the electrode assembly to form an electrode on the exterior surface of the electrode assembly, and the at least one conductive filament configured to be electrically connected to the electronics module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for manufacturing a knitted implantable electrode assembly having an intermeshed loop structure comprising:
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providing at least one biocompatible, electrically non-conductive filament, and at least one biocompatible, electrically conductive filament; and knitting the at least one non-conductive filament into substantially parallel rows each row stitched to and adjacent row with one or more loops, with the at least one conductive filament intertwined with the at least one row of non-conductive filament, the at least one electrically conductive filament formed on an exterior surface of the electrode assembly to form an electrode on the exterior surface of the electrode assembly, and the at least one conductive filament configured to be electrically connected to an electronics module. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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