Implantable medical device having flat electrolytic capacitor with cathode/case electrical connections
CA 2413068 A1 · Owner: Breyen, Mark D. · Inventors: Miltich, Thomas P.; Johnson, William L.; Pignato, Paul A.
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Flat electrolytic capacitors particularly for use in implantable medical devices having stacked cathode and anode layers particular electrical connections of the capacitor anode and cathode layers with a capacitor connector assembly. Anode terminal means extend through the capacitor case side wall for electrically connecting a plurality of the anode tabs to one another and providing an anode connection terminal at the exterior of the case that is electrically insulated from the case. A cathode terminal extends through or to an encapsulation area of the capacitor case side wall via a cathode terminal passageway for electrically connecting a plurality of the cathode tabs to one …
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- Filed June 21, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended June 21, 2021.
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