Multipolar feedthrough assembly with customizable filter and method of manufacture
US7187535B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 30, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01G4/236
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A feedthrough assembly for guiding a plurality of terminal pins through the housing of an implantable medical device. The feedthrough assembly comprises a ferrule fixedly coupled to the housing and having an aperture therethrough, and a non-conductive supporting structure fixedly coupled to the plurality of terminal pins and disposed within the aperture. The supporting structure is configured to guide the plurality of terminal pins through the ferrule. A plurality of capacitors, which is fewer in number than the plurality of terminal pins, is fixedly coupled to the supporting structure and electrically coupled between the ferrule and selected ones of the plurality of terminal pins.
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