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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2011
Kengo Morioka, San Diego, CA (US);
Arne Knudsen, San Diego, CA (US);
Shingo Satou, Kirishima, JP;
Hidekazu Otomaru, Kagoshima, JP;
Andrew Thom, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Hiroshi Makino, Kirishima, JP;
Markus Reiterer, Plymouth, MN (US);
Gordon Munns, Stacy, MN (US);
Thomas Miltich, Ostego, 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;
Andrew Thom, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Hiroshi Makino, Kirishima, JP;
Markus Reiterer, Plymouth, MN (US);
Gordon Munns, Stacy, MN (US);
Thomas Miltich, Ostego, MN (US);
Joyce Yamamoto, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Medtronic Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A feedthrough includes a sheet having a hole, where the sheet includes a first material that is a ceramic comprising alumina. The feedthrough further includes a second material substantially filling the hole. The second material is different than the first material and includes platinum and an additive that includes alumina. The first and second materials have a co-fired bond therebetween that hermetically seals the hole.