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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2023
Biotronik SE & Co. KG, Berlin, DE;
Thomas Doerr, Berlin, DE;
Ingo Weiss, Berlin, DE;
BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG, Berlin, DE;
Abstract
An implantable medical device, in particular an extravascular cardioverter-defibrillator, comprises: an implantable housing for accommodating a control unit configured to generate and/or process electrical signals; wherein an outer surface of the housing comprises at least one electrode portion for receiving electrical signals to be processed by the control unit and/or for providing electrical signals generated by the control unit, the electrode portion being surrounded along its outer contour by an insulating portion which electrically insulates the electrode portion from a remainder of the housing; wherein both the electrode portion and the remainder of the housing are made of a biocompatible and electrically conductive first material; wherein the insulating portion is made of a biocompatible and electrically insulating second material comprising a titanium oxide compound.