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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
May. 07, 2008
Andrew J. Ries, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Jeffrey O. York, Mesa, AZ (US);
Stephen R. Belcher, Fountain Hills, AZ (US);
Jeffrey M. Jelen, New Hope, MN (US);
Andrew J. Ries, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Jeffrey O. York, Mesa, AZ (US);
Stephen R. Belcher, Fountain Hills, AZ (US);
Jeffrey M. Jelen, New Hope, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
An implantable medical device is manufactured with a hermetically sealed housing and a modular assembly enclosed within the housing. The modular assembly includes a circuit board, an electronic component mounted on a top surface of the circuit board, and a wall formed having an outer surface and an inner surface separated by a top edge and a bottom edge, the wall bottom edge positioned against the circuit board such that the wall encircles the electronic component coupled to the circuit board. The wall top edge is coupled to the housing a ferrule in one embodiment.