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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2007
Jonathan L. Kuhn, Ham Lake, MN (US);
Timothy J. Davis, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Can Cinbis, Shoreview, MN (US);
Robert M. Ecker, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Shawn D. Knowles, Princeton, NJ (US);
Thomas A. Anderson, New Hope, MN (US);
Jeffrey M. Jelen, New Hope, MN (US);
Jonathan L. Kuhn, Ham Lake, MN (US);
Timothy J. Davis, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Can Cinbis, Shoreview, MN (US);
Robert M. Ecker, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Shawn D. Knowles, Princeton, NJ (US);
Thomas A. Anderson, New Hope, MN (US);
Jeffrey M. Jelen, New Hope, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
An implantable optical sensor and associated manufacturing method include a sensor housing having an inner surface and an outer surface and a window formed in the housing extending between the housing inner surface and the housing outer surface. An opto-electronic device enclosed within the housing and having a photonic surface is operatively positioned proximate the window for emitting light through the window or detecting light through the window. An optical coupling member is positioned between the opto-electronic device and the window for reducing light reflection at a surface within the implantable optical sensor.