Segmented conformal anode for a capacitor

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United States of America

PATENT NO 11217397
APP PUB NO 20210220652A1
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17151258

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A capacitor for powering an implantable medical device is described. The capacitor includes a casing having contoured surfaces to more closely conform to body contours. This means that the anode housed in the casing must also have a contoured shape substantially matching that of the casing. Accordingly, the anode is comprised of a pressed pellet having a surrounding peripheral edge extending to spaced-apart first and second major face walls. An anode lead wire comprises an embedded portion extending into the anode pellet. First and second channel-shaped recesses aligned with each other extend into the anode pellet from the first and second major face walls to intersect with the embedded lead wire portion. The first and second channel-shaped recesses also extend to opposed locations at the surrounding peripheral edge of the anode pellet. The anode pellet is bent at the aligned first and second channel-shaped recesses to provide a right anode pellet portion electrically connected to a left anode pellet portion by the embedded lead wire portion. The thusly contoured anode pellet has an anatomical shape that matches that of the contoured casing to provide an implantable capacitor that is volumetrically efficient.

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GREATBATCH LTD10000 WEHRLE DRIVE CLARENCE NY 14031

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hahl, Jason T East Aurora, US 12 44
Muffoletto, Barry C Alden, US 61 1953
Perez, Anthony C Wheatfield, US 9 32
Scheuer, Christina Amherst, US 10 89

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