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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2012
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Jeevan M. Prasannakumar, Circle Pines, MN (US);
Christopher M. Haenisch, Fridley, MN (US);
David Bates, Plymouth, MN (US);
John C. Olson, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
George Patras, Greenfield, MN (US);
Yanzhu Zhao, Blaine, MN (US);
Jason P. Weiand, Rockford, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Techniques for forming a header for an implantable medical device via a two-shot molding process are described. The two-shot molding processes may include a first molding step that creates a first-shot assembly and a second molding step that creates a second-shot assembly. The first-shot assembly may be formed to include one or more protrusions configured to interact with a second-shot mold and/or molding material in the second molding step. The second molding step may be configured to overmold the first-shot assembly. The header may include an attachment plate at least partially embedded in molding material and configured to be mechanically coupled to a body of the implantable medical device.