Implantable electrode and method of making the same

US9265928B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Greatbatch Ltd. · US

Inventors

• David S. Pellinen · Ann Arbor, US
• Mayurachat Ning Gulari · Ann Arbor, US
• Jamille Farraye Hetke
• David J. Anderson · Ann Arbor, US
• Daryl R. Kipke · Dexter, US
• Rio J. Vetter · Ypsilanti, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 13, 2012
• Grant date: Feb 23, 2016
• Expiry date: Jan 31, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T29/49117
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The implantable electrode system of the preferred embodiments includes a conductor, an interconnect coupled to the conductor, an insulator that insulates the interconnect, and an anchor that is connected to both the conductor and the insulating element. The anchor is mechanically interlocked with at least one of the conductor and the insulator.