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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2003
Ruchika Singhal, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Robert M. Skime, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Carl D. Wahlstrand, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Ruchika Singhal, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Robert M. Skime, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Carl D. Wahlstrand, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
In general, the invention is directed to techniques for implantation of a low-profile implantable medical device (IMD) in the body of a patient. In an exemplary embodiment, the low-profile IMD is implanted under the scalp. When the treatment or monitoring site is in or on the head of the patient, the low-profile IMD can be implanted under the scalp proximate to the treatment or monitoring site. In one embodiment, the invention is directed to a method that includes making an incision in the scalp of a head of a patient to create a scalp flap, exposing a skull beneath the scalp flap, creating a pocket between the scalp and the skull, and placing at least a portion of a low-profile IMD in the pocket. The low-profile IMD may include a plurality of modules, covered in part by a flexible overmold.