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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2011
Michael B. Hintz, Mahtomedi, MN (US);
Peter D. Yurek, North St. Paul, MN (US);
Brad C. Tischendorf, Minneapolis, MN (US);
William J. Taylor, Anoka, MN (US);
Michael B. Hintz, Mahtomedi, MN (US);
Peter D. Yurek, North St. Paul, MN (US);
Brad C. Tischendorf, Minneapolis, MN (US);
William J. Taylor, Anoka, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A component of an implantable medical device comprises a body comprising at least one external surface, the body comprising at least one of titanium, titanium-based alloys, and composites thereof, and a corrosion-resistant surface region at the at least one external surface, the corrosion-resistant surface region comprising at least one of titanium nitride, dititanium nitride, and a solid solution of nitrogen dissolved in the body, wherein the corrosion-resistant surface region is formed by thermal nitridation of the body.