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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2002
Lary R. Larson, Gold Canyon, AZ (US);
Walter C. Sunderland, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Lary R. Larson, Gold Canyon, AZ (US);
Walter C. Sunderland, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Medtronic INC, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A body implantable medical device (IMD) includes a first shell and a second shell whose outer surfaces are biocompatible. The IMD further includes a battery enclosure defined by all or a portion of the first shell of the IMD housing and a cover. The cover of the battery enclosure is disposed between the inner surfaces of the first and second shells, has a greater rigidity than the first shell, and includes an improved feedthrough assembly for an electrochemical cell, such as a flat liquid electrolyte battery, provided in the battery enclosure. Electronic circuitry, supported on a flexible wiring substrate, is provided between the inner surface of the second shell and the cover of the battery enclosure. A hermetic seal is provided between the cover of the battery enclosure and all or a portion of the first shell.