Implantable medical device for minimally-invasive insertion
First Claim
1. A containment device, comprising:
- an elongated microchip element comprising one or more containment reservoirs that are configured to be electrically activated to open;
an elongated electronic printed circuit board (PCB) which comprises a biocompatible and hermetic substrate material, wherein the elongated PCB comprises a first side on which one or more electronic components are fixed and an opposed second side on which the elongated microchip element is fixed in electrical connection to the one or more electronic components without using a feedthrough to operably connect the microchip element to the PCB; and
an elongated housing fixed to the elongated PCB, wherein the elongated housing and the elongated PCB together form a hermetic enclosure around the one or more electronic components.
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Abstract
Containment devices and methods of manufacture and assembly are provided. In an embodiment, the containment device includes an elongated microchip element comprising one or more containment reservoirs that are configured to be electrically activated to open. The containment device also include an elongated electronic printed circuit board (PCB) comprising a substrate. The elongated PCB comprises a first side on which one or more electronic components are fixed and an opposed second side on which the elongated microchip element is fixed in electrical connection to the one or more electronic components. Further, the containment device includes an elongated housing fixed to the elongated PCB. The elongated housing is configured to hermetically seal the one or more electronic components of the elongated PCB within the elongated housing.
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28 Claims
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1. A containment device, comprising:
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an elongated microchip element comprising one or more containment reservoirs that are configured to be electrically activated to open; an elongated electronic printed circuit board (PCB) which comprises a biocompatible and hermetic substrate material, wherein the elongated PCB comprises a first side on which one or more electronic components are fixed and an opposed second side on which the elongated microchip element is fixed in electrical connection to the one or more electronic components without using a feedthrough to operably connect the microchip element to the PCB; and an elongated housing fixed to the elongated PCB, wherein the elongated housing and the elongated PCB together form a hermetic enclosure around the one or more electronic components. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A containment device, comprising:
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a microchip element comprising one or more containment reservoirs that are configured to be electrically activated to open; an electronic printed circuit board (PCB) comprising a biocompatible and hermetic substrate, wherein the PCB comprises a first side on which one or more electronic components are fixed and an opposed second side on which the microchip element is directly fixed, without an interposed feedthrough, in electrical connection to the one or more electronic components; and a housing fixed to the PCB, wherein the housing and the PCB together are configured to hermetically seal the one or more electronic components of the PCB within the housing, wherein the containment device comprises an elongated tubular structure configured to be injected in a human or animal subject.
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23. A method of assembling a containment device, comprising:
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providing an elongated microchip element comprising one or more containment reservoirs that are configured to be electrically activated to open; fixing the elongated microchip element to a first side of an elongated electronic printed circuit board (PCB) which comprises a biocompatible and hermetic substrate without using a feedthrough to connect the elongated microchip element to the PCB; electrically connecting the elongated microchip element to one or more electronic components which are fixed on a second side of the elongated PCB; and hermetically sealing the one or more electronic components of the elongated PCB within an elongated housing that is fixed to the elongated PCB. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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