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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2004
Filed:
May. 30, 2003
Christian S. Nielsen, River Falls, WI (US);
Mark Edward Viste, Brooklyn Center, MN (US);
Anthony W. Rorvick, Champlin, MN (US);
David P. Haas, Brooklin Park, MN (US);
Joachim Hossick-Schott, Minneapolis, MN (US);
John D. Norton, New Brighton, MN (US);
Tim T. Bomstad, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Kurt J. Casby, Grant, MN (US);
William John Taylor, Anoka, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A capacitor structure comprises a shallow drawn encasement having first and second major sides and a peripheral wall coupled to the first and second sides. A cathode is disposed within the encasement proximate the first and second major sides, the cathode having a cathode lead. A central anode a having an anode lead is disposed within the encasement, and a bipolar, insulative feedthrough extends through the encasement through which electrical coupling may be made to the anode lead and the cathode lead.