Electrical bushing for an implantable medical device

US8929987B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• HERAEUS PRECIOUS METALS GMBH & CO. KG · DE

Inventors

• Jens Troetzschel · Bruchköbel, DE
• Heiko Specht · Hanau, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 4, 2010
• Grant date: Jan 6, 2015
• Expiry date: Aug 7, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N1/3754
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

One aspect relates to an electrical bushing for an implantable medical device, having an annulus-like holding element for holding the electrical bushing in the implantable medical device, whereby the holding element includes a through-opening, at least one elongated conducting wire extends through the through-opening, and an insulation element for forming a hermetic seal between the holding element and the conducting wire is arranged in the through-opening. One aspect provides for a cermet-containing bearing element to be arranged between the insulation element and the conducting wire.