Sterilizable containment for implantable medical device
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1. A sterilizable containment for an implantable medical device comprising:
- an inner packaging; and
,an outer packaging that encloses said inner packaging;
wherein said outer packaging comprises at least two electric feedthroughs and,wherein said inner packaging comprisesat least two electric contacts,wherein each of the contact at least two electric contacts of the inner packaging match one of the feedthroughs of the outer packaging to provide an electric connection between a respective feedthrough and the corresponding contact when the inner packaging and the outer packaging are closed,wherein each of the at least two electric contacts feed one or more of electrical charge and voltage drops from outside the inner packaging to inside of the inner package and vice versa; and
,an electrically conducting medium that allows one or more of propagation of electrical charge and application of a voltage delta between said at least two electric contacts of the inner packaging and an implantable medical device contained in said inner packaging.
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Abstract
A sterilizable containment that includes an inner packaging and an outer packaging. The outer packaging encloses the inner packaging and includes at least two electric feedthroughs. The inner packaging includes at least two electric contacts, wherein each of the at least two electric contacts of the inner packaging matches one of the at least two electric feedthroughs of the outer packaging to provide an electric connection between a respective feedthrough and the corresponding contact when the inner and the outer packaging are closed. Each of the contacts of the inner packaging feed electrical charge from outside of the inner packaging to the inside of the inner packaging and vice versa. The inner packaging includes electrically conducting media that allows propagation of electrical charge between the contacts of the inner packaging and an implantable medical device included inside in a packaging when the containment is filled.
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1. A sterilizable containment for an implantable medical device comprising:
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an inner packaging; and
,an outer packaging that encloses said inner packaging; wherein said outer packaging comprises at least two electric feedthroughs and, wherein said inner packaging comprises at least two electric contacts, wherein each of the contact at least two electric contacts of the inner packaging match one of the feedthroughs of the outer packaging to provide an electric connection between a respective feedthrough and the corresponding contact when the inner packaging and the outer packaging are closed, wherein each of the at least two electric contacts feed one or more of electrical charge and voltage drops from outside the inner packaging to inside of the inner package and vice versa; and
,an electrically conducting medium that allows one or more of propagation of electrical charge and application of a voltage delta between said at least two electric contacts of the inner packaging and an implantable medical device contained in said inner packaging. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of communicating with an implantable medical device, said method comprising:
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placing the implantable medical device into a containment, wherein said containment comprises an inner packaging; and
,an outer packaging that encloses said inner packaging; wherein said outer packaging comprises at least two electric feedthroughs and, wherein said inner packaging comprises at least two electric contacts,
wherein each of the at least two electric contacts of the inner packaging match one of the at least two electric feedthroughs of the outer packaging to provide an electric connection between a respective feedthrough and the corresponding contact when the inner packaging and the outer packaging are closed,
wherein each of the at least two electric contacts feed one or more of electrical charge and voltage drops from outside the inner packaging to inside of the inner package and vice versa; and
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an electrically conducting medium that allows one or more of propagation of electrical charge and application of a voltage delta between said at least two electric contacts of the inner package and an implantable medical device in said inner packaging;closing the containment that includes the implantable medical device, sterilizing the containment that includes the implantable medical device; and
,one or more of programming and testing the implantable medical device within the containment that is closed.
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Current AssigneeBiotronik SE & Company KG
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Original AssigneeBiotronik SE & Company KG
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InventorsTaff, Brian M., Kraetschmer, Hannes, von Arx, Jeffrey A.
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Primary Examiner(s)Joyner, Kevin
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Application NumberUS14/543,646Publication NumberTime in Patent Office729 DaysField of Search607/36, 206/570, 422/22US Class Current1/1CPC Class CodesA61B 50/00 Containers, covers, furnitu...A61N 1/362 Heart stimulators heart def...A61N 1/37217 characterised by the commun...A61N 1/3756 Casings with electrodes the...A61N 1/3758 Packaging of the components...A61N 2001/37294 Means for testing medical d...B65B 55/02 Sterilising, e.g. of comple...
