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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2015
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Andrew J. Ries, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
SuPing Lyu, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Catherine M. Asgian, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
David Engmark, Bethel, MN (US);
Ananta Pandey, Mounds View, MN (US);
Todd Schaefer, Mounds View, MN (US);
Erik Scott, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Joachim Hossick-Schott, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Frame structures, assemblies and methods for use in implantable medical devices. The frames may include one or more first polymeric portions and one or more second polymeric portions coupled to the one or more first polymeric portions. The one or more first polymeric portions may have a higher durometer than the one or more second polymeric portions. The one or more second polymeric portions may provide an interference fit between the one or more second polymeric portions and the housing and/or between the one or more second polymeric portions and one or more components disposed in the housing.