Medical devices including connector enclosures with an integrated conductor feed-through
First Claim
1. A method of constructing a medical device, comprising:
- providing a can that houses medical circuitry;
providing electrical connectors within the can and electrically connected to the medical circuitry;
providing a connector enclosure that includes an opening to a cavity and further including a metallic base having a plurality of feedthrough pin passageways spaced longitudinally;
providing lead connectors within the cavity and aligned with the opening, the lead connectors being spaced longitudinally in alignment with the feedthrough pin passageways;
providing a plurality of feedthrough pins that are electrically connected to the lead connectors and that pass through the feedthrough pin passageways in a fixed relationship relative to the metallic base to extend externally of the connector enclosure;
placing a portion of the can in contact with the metallic base of the connector enclosure such that the electrical connectors within the can and the feedthrough pins externally of the metallic base are in contact and are contained by a housing created by the contact of the can and the metallic connector enclosure; and
creating a bond between the contact of the portion of the can and the metallic base of the connector enclosure.
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Abstract
Medical devices provide a connector enclosure that includes a feedthrough integrated into the base of the connector enclosure. The feedthrough may include feedthrough passageways that align longitudinally with lead connectors of the connector enclosure where feedthrough pins extend from the lead connectors through the feedthrough passageways. The feedthrough may also include filter plates mounted to the base of the connector enclosure to provide an integrated filtered feedthrough. Additionally, the connector enclosure may include metallic features such as the base and one or more walls that define an enclosure of the lead connectors. The base may be bonded to the can of the medical device to provide a hermetic seal such that the feedthrough integrated into the base eliminates the need for a feedthrough for the can.
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35 Claims
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1. A method of constructing a medical device, comprising:
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providing a can that houses medical circuitry; providing electrical connectors within the can and electrically connected to the medical circuitry; providing a connector enclosure that includes an opening to a cavity and further including a metallic base having a plurality of feedthrough pin passageways spaced longitudinally; providing lead connectors within the cavity and aligned with the opening, the lead connectors being spaced longitudinally in alignment with the feedthrough pin passageways; providing a plurality of feedthrough pins that are electrically connected to the lead connectors and that pass through the feedthrough pin passageways in a fixed relationship relative to the metallic base to extend externally of the connector enclosure; placing a portion of the can in contact with the metallic base of the connector enclosure such that the electrical connectors within the can and the feedthrough pins externally of the metallic base are in contact and are contained by a housing created by the contact of the can and the metallic connector enclosure; and creating a bond between the contact of the portion of the can and the metallic base of the connector enclosure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of constructing a medical device, comprising:
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providing a can that houses medical circuitry; providing electrical connectors within the can and electrically connected to the medical circuitry; providing a connector enclosure that includes an opening to a cavity and further including a metallic base having a plurality of feedthrough pin passageways; providing lead connectors within the cavity and aligned with the opening; providing a plurality of feedthrough pins that are electrically connected to the lead connectors and that pass through the feedthrough pin passageways in a fixed relationship relative to the metallic base to extend externally of the connector enclosure; providing at least one feedthrough filter plate bonded to the metallic base, the feedthrough filter plate including a plurality of feedthrough pin passageways that receive the feedthrough pins, the feedthrough filter plate including conductors that are capacitively coupled to the feedthrough pins; placing a portion of the can in contact with the metallic base of the connector enclosure such that the electrical connectors within the can and the feedthrough pins externally of the metallic base are in contact and are contained by a housing created by the contact of the can and the metallic connector enclosure and such that the conductors of the feedthrough filter plate are electrically coupled to the can; and creating a bond between the contact of the portion of the can and the metallic base of the connector enclosure. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of constructing a medical device, comprising:
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providing a can that houses medical circuitry; providing electrical connectors within the can and electrically connected to the medical circuitry; providing a connector enclosure that includes an opening to a cavity wherein at least a portion of the cavity is defined by metallic walls, the connector enclosure further including a metallic base having a plurality of feedthrough pin passageways; providing lead connectors within the cavity and aligned with the opening, a count of lead connectors that are present within the cavity being equal to a count of feedthrough pin passageways that are present within the metallic base; providing a plurality of feedthrough pins that are electrically connected to the lead connectors and that pass through the feedthrough pin passageways in a fixed relationship relative to the metallic base to extend externally of the connector enclosure; placing a portion of the can in contact with the metallic base of the connector enclosure such that the electrical connectors within the can and the feedthrough pins externally of the metallic base are in contact and are contained by a housing created by the contact of the can and the metallic connector enclosure; and creating a bond between the contact of the portion of the can and the metallic base of the connector enclosure. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A medical device, comprising:
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a can that houses medical circuitry; electrical connectors within the can and electrically connected to the medical circuitry; a connector enclosure that includes an opening to a cavity and further including a metallic base having a plurality of feedthrough pin passageways spaced longitudinally; lead connectors within the cavity and aligned with the opening, the lead connectors being spaced longitudinally in alignment with the feedthrough pin passageways; and a plurality of feedthrough pins that are electrically connected to the lead connectors and that pass through the feedthrough pin passageways in a fixed relationship relative to the metallic base to extend externally of the connector enclosure; wherein a portion of the can is in contact with the metallic base of the connector enclosure such that the electrical connectors within the can and the feedthrough pins externally of the metallic base are in contact and are contained by a housing created by the contact of the can and the metallic connector enclosure, and wherein a bond is present at the contact of the portion of the can and the metallic base of the connector enclosure.
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34. A medical device, comprising:
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a can that houses medical circuitry; electrical connectors within the can and electrically connected to the medical circuitry; a connector enclosure that includes an opening to a cavity and further including a metallic base having a plurality of feedthrough pin passageways; lead connectors within the cavity and aligned with the opening; a plurality of feedthrough pins that are electrically connected to the lead connectors and that pass through the feedthrough pin passageways in a fixed relationship relative to the metallic base to extend externally of the connector enclosure; and at least one feedthrough filter plate bonded to the metallic base, the feedthrough filter plate including a plurality of feedthrough pin passageways that receive the feedthrough pins, the feedthrough filter plate including conductors that are capacitively coupled to the feedthrough pins; wherein a portion of the can is in contact with the metallic base of the connector enclosure such that the electrical connectors within the can and the feedthrough pins externally of the metallic base are in contact and are contained by a housing created by the contact of the can and the metallic connector enclosure and such that the conductors of the feedthrough filter plate are electrically coupled to the can, and wherein a bond is present at the contact of the portion of the can and the metallic base of the connector enclosure.
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35. A medical device, comprising:
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a can that houses medical circuitry; electrical connectors within the can and electrically connected to the medical circuitry; a connector enclosure that includes an opening to a cavity wherein at least a portion of the cavity is defined by metallic walls, the connector enclosure further including a metallic base having a plurality of feedthrough pin passageways; lead connectors within the cavity and aligned with the opening, wherein a count of lead connectors that are present within the cavity are equal to a count of feedthrough pin passageways that are present within the metallic base; and a plurality of feedthrough pins that are electrically connected to the lead connectors and that pass through the feedthrough pin passageways in a fixed relationship relative to the metallic base to extend externally of the connector enclosure; wherein a portion of the can is in contact with the metallic base of the connector enclosure such that the electrical connectors within the can and the feedthrough pins externally of the metallic base are in contact and are contained by a housing created by the contact of the can and the metallic connector enclosure, and wherein a bond is present at the contact of the portion of the can and the metallic base of the connector enclosure.
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