Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.

Eoin P Enright

John O'Rourke

Eric Michael Petersen

Matthew P Jones

Michael John Kane

James Michael English

Moira B Sweeney

Daragh Nolan

A method of preparing an electrode for use with an implantable medical device, the electrode including a titanium surface, the method including: maintaining a nitrogen gas environment proximate to the titanium surface, delivering energy to a portion of the titanium surface, modifying the portion of the titanium surface with the energy delivered to the titanium surface, and forming titanium nitride by reacting titanium at the portion of the titanium surface with nitrogen from the nitrogen gas environment. Modifying includes increasing a surface area of the portion of the titanium surface, and removing titanium from the portion of the titanium surface. The titanium nitride is formed at the portion of the titanium surface where titanium has been removed.

Laser generated surface finishes for implantable medical devices and electrodes

An electrode for use with an implantable medical device includes a titanium surface, and a titanium nitride layer formed on at least a portion of the titanium surface. At least some titanium of the portion of the titanium surface is removed from the titanium surface prior to forming the titanium nitride layer. The textured titanium nitride layer is formed by reacting nitrogen proximate to the portion of the titanium surface with titanium at the portion of the titanium surface.

Systems and methods for implantable medical devices and headers are described. In an example, an implantable medical device includes a device container including an electronic module within the device container. A header core includes a bore hole portion and at least two electronic connection features disposed within the bore hole portion. The bore hole portion includes at least one cavity configured to allow placement of at least one of the electronic connection features within the bore hole portion. The at least two electronic connection features are electrically coupled to the electronic module within the device container. The header core is configured to allow location of the at least two electronic connection features in a selected configuration within the bore hole portion. A header shell is disposed around the header core and attached to the device container.

Growing community of inventors

Castleconnell, Ireland

Eoin P Enright