Integral hermetic impantable pressure transducer

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4407296
SERIAL NO

06186373

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A hermetically sealed pressure transducer suitable for implantation in a human body. A pressure sensitive circuit is fabricated using contemporary silicon technology. The pressure sensitive circuit is sealed in an oil-filled chamber formed within a titanium cylinder having a glass substrate bottom and a thin titanium top. According to one embodiment, the pressure sensitive circuit contains a sealed inner chamber at a known pressure, thereby measuring pressure relative to a known value. A second embodiment vents the pressure sensitive circuit to produce a relative pressure measurement. A grill protects the assembly and aids insertion into the desired area. A lead connects the transducer to an implantable sensing circuit.

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  • MEDTRONIC, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Anderson, Kenneth M Bloomington, MN 33 3962

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