Electrical bushing for an implantable medical device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8929987-B2
Application number	US-85041210-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 4, 2010
Priority date	Aug 4, 2009
Publication date	Jan 6, 2015
Grant date	Jan 6, 2015

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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electrical bushing for an implantable medical device comprising:
an annulus-like holding element configured to hold the electrical bushing within the implantable medical device,
wherein the holding element comprises a through-opening and at least one elongated conducting wire comprising metal extending through the through-opening and configured to transmit electrical signals between an inside and outside the implantable medical device;
a first hermeti…

Assignees

• Troetzschel Jens
• Specht Heiko
• Heraeus Precious Metals Gmbh

Inventors

• Troetzschel Jens
• Specht Heiko

Classifications

• A61N1/3754 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic