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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2010
Andrew J. Ries, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
David B. Engmark, Bethel, MN (US);
John E. Kast, Hugo, MN (US);
Jean-francois Fischer, Etoy, CH;
Andrew J. Ries, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
David B. Engmark, Bethel, MN (US);
John E. Kast, Hugo, MN (US);
Jean-Francois Fischer, Etoy, CH;
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
An implantable medical device includes a housing; at least one module enclosed within the housing and configured to at least one of generate an electrical stimulation therapy for delivery to a patient or monitor a physiological parameter of the patient; one or more feedthroughs extending through the housing; a header assembly including one or more electrical connectors electrically coupled to the module via the feedthroughs; and a preformed gasket compressed between the housing and the header assembly forming a seal to electrically isolate the feedthroughs from an external environment.