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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2010
Applicants:
Rogier Receveur, Maastricht, NL;
Vincent Larik, Kerkrade, NL;
Inventors:
Rogier Receveur, Maastricht, NL;
Vincent Larik, Kerkrade, NL;
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sensor is disposed within a pin portion of a feedthrough assembly. The feedthrough assembly provides a hermetically sealed enclosure that protects the sensor. In one embodiment, the sensor is a temperature sensor and the feedthrough assembly thermally isolates the sensor from the surrounding housing or enclosure.