Implantable medical devices with flexible interconnect having strain relief

US10238879B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Jean M. Bobgan · Maple Grove, US
• Moira B. Sweeney · Windom, US
• James E. Blood · Shoreview, US
• Robert A. Jones · Raleigh, US
• John E. Hansen · Ham Lake, US
• Keith R. Maile · New Brighton, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 2, 2016
• Grant date: Mar 26, 2019
• Expiry date: Jul 2, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N1/3956
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Implantable medical devices including interconnections having strain-relief structure. The interconnections can take the form of flexible circuits. Strain relief gaps and shapes are integrated in the interconnections to relieve forces in each of three dimensions. In some examples, the region of an interconnection which couples with a component of the implantable medical device is separated by a strain relief gap from a connection to a second component and/or a location where the flex bends around a corner.