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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2015
Applicant:
Heraeus Precious Metals Gmbh & Co. KG, Hanau, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Hanau, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 7/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); B22F 3/02 (2006.01); B22F 3/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/0565 (2013.01); B22F 3/02 (2013.01); B22F 3/1109 (2013.01); B22F 7/002 (2013.01); A61N 1/056 (2013.01);
Abstract
One aspect relates to a medical implant, for example, implantable stimulation electrode, having a tight substrate and a porous contact region. One aspect also relates to a lead of a cardiac pacemaker having an implantable stimulation electrode and to a method for manufacturing a medical implant, for example, an implantable stimulation electrode. A medical implant according to one aspect is characterized in that the implant includes a sintered body with graduated porosity.