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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2009
Reginald D. Robinson, Plymouth, MN (US);
David D. Differding, Edina, MN (US);
James A. Johnson, Blaine, MN (US);
Bernard Q. LI, Plymouth, MN (US);
Gerald G. Lindner, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Brad C. Tischendorf, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Andrew J. Thom, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Reginald D. Robinson, Plymouth, MN (US);
David D. Differding, Edina, MN (US);
James A. Johnson, Blaine, MN (US);
Bernard Q. Li, Plymouth, MN (US);
Gerald G. Lindner, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Brad C. Tischendorf, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Andrew J. Thom, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
In general, the disclosure is directed toward transmitting radiant energy across a boundary of a medical device via an optical feedthrough. A system for transmitting radiant energy across a boundary of a medical device includes a first functional module of a medical device, a second functional module of the medical device, an optical feedthrough assembly coupled to the first functional module, and a radiant energy source that emits a beam through the optical feedthrough assembly to perform a manufacturing process on the first functional module and the second functional module.