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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021
Filed:
May. 30, 2019
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Hailiang Zhao, Plymouth, MN (US);
Steven J. May, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/378 (2006.01); H01M 50/529 (2021.01); H01M 50/531 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/378 (2013.01); H01M 50/529 (2021.01); H01M 50/531 (2021.01); H01M 2220/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
In some examples, a battery assembly for an implantable medical device may include an electrode stack comprising a plurality of electrode plates. The plurality of electrode plates may comprise a first electrode plate including a first tab extending from the first electrode plate and a second electrode plate including a second tab extending from the second electrode plate, an alignment member extending through the first tab and the second tab, and a weld on a side of the electrode stack extending from the first tab to the second tab, wherein the weld penetrates into the alignment member.