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Method for fabricating an implantable apparatus for delivering electrical stimulation from a pulse generator

US7047627B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 3, 2005
Grant dateMay 23, 2006
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Expiry dateAug 3, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/4922
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method, for fabricating an implantable apparatus for delivering electrical stimulation from a pulse generator, comprises: providing a plurality of conductors, wherein at least one of the plurality of conductors passes through at least one interior passage of a body, wherein the body is formed of a first insulative material having prescribed mechanical properties; coupling at least one terminal to each conductor of the plurality of conductors, the terminals being adapted to receive electrical signals from the pulse generator, wherein adjacent terminals are separated by a second insulative material with prescribed mechanical properties that are consistent with the first insulative material; and over-molding a region of the apparatus containing the terminals with a third insulative material with prescribed mechanical properties that are consistent with the material of the body.

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