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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2010
Darren A. Janzig, Centerville, MN (US);
Carl D. Wahlstrand, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Robert M. Skime, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Mark S. Lent, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Keith A. Miesel, St. Paul, MN (US);
James E. Cabak, Plymouth, MN (US);
Darren A. Janzig, Centerville, MN (US);
Carl D. Wahlstrand, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Robert M. Skime, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Mark S. Lent, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Keith A. Miesel, St. Paul, MN (US);
James E. Cabak, Plymouth, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
In an implantable medical device having individual modules, a coupling module couples the modules to one another. The coupling module supports electrical and/or mechanical coupling of the modules. The coupling module may assume a variety of shapes or configurations. The various embodiments of the coupling module may offer the modules varying degrees of freedom of movement relative to one another.