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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2010
Michael A. Knipfer, Maple Grove, MN (US);
John M. Edgell, Plymouth, MN (US);
Robbie L. Halvorson, Oakdale, MN (US);
Lawrence D. Swanson, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Michael A. Knipfer, Maple Grove, MN (US);
John M. Edgell, Plymouth, MN (US);
Robbie L. Halvorson, Oakdale, MN (US);
Lawrence D. Swanson, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Described herein is an implantable medical device and methods for making a device that includes a metal housing a molding process. In one embodiment, the housing includes a header attachment element extends from the housing. In another embodiment, the implantable medical device includes a header attachment surface comprising one or more header retaining features configured to secure a connector header to the header attachment surface. In another embodiment, the housing includes one or more structural elements extending from and integrally molded with the interior surface of the first or second portions of the housing. Also disclosed are methods of making the implantable medical device.