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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2006
Kurt J. Casby, Grant, MN (US);
David P. Haas, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Hailiang Zhao, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Kurt J. Casby, Grant, MN (US);
David P. Haas, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Hailiang Zhao, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
An electrochemical cell, comprising: an encasement including a case having a bottom and a sidewall terminating at an open top and a cover disposed over the case open top and hermetically sealed to the case, the encasement defining an interior space for containing cell components; and an access port defining at least one lumen extending through any of the case bottom, the case sidewall or the cover for receiving a liquid electrolyte, the access port being sealed closed after receiving the liquid electrolyte using a fusion welding method in the presence of the electrolyte.