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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2020
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Andreas Fenner, Chandler, AZ (US);
Jennifer Lorenz Marckmann, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
David A. Ruben, Mesa, AZ (US);
James R. Wasson, Tempe, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21H 1/12 (2006.01); H01L 31/055 (2014.01); G21H 1/06 (2006.01); A61N 1/39 (2006.01); H01L 31/0352 (2006.01); A61N 1/378 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21H 1/12 (2013.01); A61N 1/378 (2013.01); A61N 1/3956 (2013.01); G21H 1/06 (2013.01); H01L 31/0352 (2013.01); H01L 31/055 (2013.01); Y02E 10/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments of a power source and a method of forming such power source are disclosed. The power source can include an enclosure, a substrate disposed within the enclosure, and radioactive material disposed within the substrate and adapted to emit radioactive particles. The power source can further include a diffusion barrier disposed over an outer surface of the substrate, and a carrier material disposed within the enclosure, where the carrier material includes an oxide material.