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SEALING OF AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE

  • US 20110015686A1
  • Filed: 07/02/2010
  • Published: 01/20/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of adhering a protective layer to a substrate region of an implantable medical device (IMD) to form a covered substrate region, comprising:

  • depositing an intermediate layer on a portion of the substrate region such that the intermediate layer binds to the portion of the substrate region to create a modified substrate region;

    depositing the protective layer onto at least the intermediate layer; and

    adhering the protective layer to the intermediate layer such that an increased adhesion exists between the protective layer and the modified substrate region relative to adhesion that would be present between the portion of the substrate region and the protective layer.

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