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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2011
Kengo Morioka, San Diego, CA (US);
Keiichi Fujii, San Jose, 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);
Keiichi Fujii, San Jose, 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);
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A hermetic feedthrough for an implantable medical device includes an insulator, a conduit configured to conduct electricity through the insulator, and a ferrule coupled to the insulator. The insulator is formed from a ceramic material and the conduit and insulator have a co-fired bond therebetween, which hermetically seals the conduit with the insulator. The insulator is elongate and has opposing ends that include flat surfaces and the ferrule includes a frame for receiving the insulator.