Method and apparatus for providing hermetic electrical feedthrough
US7480988B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24926
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus suitable for forming hermetic electrical feedthroughs in a ceramic sheet having a thickness of ≦40 mils. More particularly, the method yields an apparatus including a hermetic electrical feedthrough which is both biocompatible and electrochemically stable and suitable for implantation in a patient's body. The method involves:
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