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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2009
Douglas James Morelli, Forest Lake, MN (US);
William Richard Schildgen, Stacy, MN (US);
Stephen Hall, Wyoming, MN (US);
Wen Tan, Waterloo, CA;
Douglas James Morelli, Forest Lake, MN (US);
William Richard Schildgen, Stacy, MN (US);
Stephen Hall, Wyoming, MN (US);
Wen Tan, Waterloo, CA;
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
An implantable cardioverter defibrillator ('ICD') comprises a battery, control circuitry and a capacitor assembly. The capacitor assembly includes at least one capacitor, a flex circuit for connection to the control circuitry of the ICD and a first and second support portions. The flex circuit is arranged between the first and second support portions and includes a plurality of tangs for connecting to the anode and cathode of the capacitor(s), as well as to the control circuitry of the ICD.