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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2005
Michael A. Schugt, St. Paul, MN (US);
Keith A. Miesel, St. Paul, MN (US);
Jeremy W. Burdon, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Eric H. Bonde, Victoria, MN (US);
Michael A. Schugt, St. Paul, MN (US);
Keith A. Miesel, St. Paul, MN (US);
Jeremy W. Burdon, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Eric H. Bonde, Victoria, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for an implantable capacitive pressure sensor. Some embodiments of the invention include a capacitive pressure sensor capsule comprising a substrate, a conductive plate functionally coupled to the substrate, a conductive diaphragm spaced from the conductive plate and functionally coupled to the substrate, a lid hermetically sealed against the substrate, and pressure sensing circuitry disposed within a volume generally defined by the lid and the substrate. Embodiments of the invention also include a lead provided with an implantable pressure sensor capsule and a method of manufacturing a capacitive pressure sensor capsule.