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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2011
Kengo Morioka, San Diego, CA (US);
Arne Knudsen, San Diego, CA (US);
Shingo Satou, Kirishima, JP;
Hidekazu Otomaru, Kagoshima, JP;
Hiroshi Makino, Kirishima, JP;
Andrew Thom, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Markus Reiterer, Plymouth, MN (US);
Gordon Munns, Stacy, MN (US);
Thomas Miltich, Otsego, MN (US);
Joyce Yamamoto, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Kengo Morioka, San Diego, CA (US);
Arne Knudsen, San Diego, CA (US);
Shingo Satou, Kirishima, JP;
Hidekazu Otomaru, Kagoshima, JP;
Hiroshi Makino, Kirishima, JP;
Andrew Thom, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Markus Reiterer, Plymouth, MN (US);
Gordon Munns, Stacy, MN (US);
Thomas Miltich, Otsego, MN (US);
Joyce Yamamoto, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A hermetic feedthrough for an implantable medical device includes an insulator, a conduit integrated with the insulator, and a pad coupled to an exterior surface of the insulator. The insulator includes a first material and the conduit includes a second material that is electrically conductive. The pad is configured to receive a lead coupled thereto. Further, the pad is electrically conductive and coupled to the conduit. The pad includes a first layer and a second layer overlaying at least a portion of the first layer.