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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
May. 22, 2012
Pankaj Mohan, Maple Grove, MN (US);
David J. Buendorf, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Jeffrey J. Louwagie, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Pankaj Mohan, Maple Grove, MN (US);
David J. Buendorf, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Jeffrey J. Louwagie, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A component of an implantable medical device may include a first member, a second member, and a composite seam weld formed between the first member and the second member. In some examples, the composite seam weld includes a continuous wave (CW)-welded portion formed using CW welding and a pulse-welded portion formed using pulsed welding. A first end of the pulse-welded portion may partially overlap a first end of the CW-welded portion and may be offset from the first end of the CW-welded portion in a direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal orientation of the first end of the CW-welded portion. Techniques for forming composite seam welds are also described.