Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Implantable medical device with reduced MRI image distortion
- Patent Title (中): 植入式医疗器械减少MRI图像失真
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Application No.: US12706266Application Date: 2010-02-16
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Publication No.: US07890165B2Publication Date: 2011-02-15
- Inventor: Carl D. Wahlstrand , Mark J. Conroy , John E. Kast , Erik R. Scott
- Applicant: Carl D. Wahlstrand , Mark J. Conroy , John E. Kast , Erik R. Scott
- Applicant Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Agent Scott A. Marks; Rick L. Franzen
- Main IPC: A61N1/16
- IPC: A61N1/16
Abstract:
An implantable medical device includes a housing and a circuit board provided within the housing. The circuit board includes a plurality of electronic components electrically coupled thereto. At least one non-functional component is provided on the circuit board and formed from a material that has an electromagnetic permeability configured to reduce the amount of image distortion caused by at least one of the plurality of electronic components when the device is subject to a magnetic field during an MRI scan.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100145183A1 IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE Public/Granted day:2010-06-10
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