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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2020
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Bernard Q. Li, Plymouth, MN (US);
Alan Shi, Plymouth, MN (US);
Daniel S. Sorensen, Blaine, MN (US);
Darren A. Janzig, Center City, MN (US);
Margaret Bush, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23H 9/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/375 (2006.01); C22C 14/00 (2006.01); C22F 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2013.01); A61N 1/00 (2013.01); A61N 1/3752 (2013.01); B23H 9/00 (2013.01); C22C 14/00 (2013.01); C22F 1/183 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49872 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method of forming a medical device contact element includes annealing an elongated rod of Ti-15Mo alloy material to form an annealed rod having a Young's Modulus of less than 13.5 Mpsi and an elastic range or strain of at least 0.7%. Then forming a contact ring element from the annealed rod and assembling the contact ring element into a medical device. Contact rings and lead receptacles including the same are also described.