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Implantable medical pump with pressure sensor

  • US 9,737,657 B2
  • Filed: 06/03/2010
  • Issued: 08/22/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An implantable medical device (IMD) comprising:

  • one or more electrical components within the IMD;

    a fluid enclosure wall partially defining a fluid enclosure configured to accommodate a fluid within the IMD, wherein;

    the fluid enclosure wall defines a channel opening, andthe IMD is configured to deliver the fluid out of the IMD; and

    a pressure sensor comprising an operative surface that comprises a sensor housing configured to mate to the fluid enclosure wall, wherein;

    the operative surface is configured to partially define the fluid enclosure and occlude the channel opening when the sensor housing is mated to the fluid enclosure wall, andocclusion of the channel opening by the pressure sensor separates the fluid from the one or more electrical components.

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