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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2005
Michael Fang, Mountain View, CA (US);
Pinida Jan Moolsintong, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Casey O'hara, Belmont, CA (US);
Michael Fang, Mountain View, CA (US);
Pinida Jan Moolsintong, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Casey O'Hara, Belmont, CA (US);
Pacesetter, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
An implantable electronic device has a main housing with a leak-proof-sealed housing chamber containing electronic circuitry. An optical module is connected to the main housing, and has a module housing with a leak-proof-sealed transducer chamber isolated from the main housing chamber. The module housing has an optically-transmissive optical element, and the transducer chamber contains an optical transducer connected to the circuitry. The module housing includes a number of signal conductors extending from the transducer chamber to a location external to the transducer chamber, and connected to circuitry in the main housing chamber.