Housing for a Medical Implant

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The invention describes a medical implant housing made partially from an insulating material (dielectric), with electrically conductive contact areas on the inner and outer faces. These contact areas act as capacitor electrodes, forming a capacitor structure within the housing itself, instead of using separate coupling capacitors. This design allows electrical stimulation to be delivered safely and effectively, while also improving the size and reliability of the implant.

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• Deep brain stimulators for treating neurological conditions such as Parkinson's disease and epilepsy
• Implantable pulse generators like pacemakers for cardiac rhythm management
• Other medical implants requiring safe and compact electrical stimulation circuits
• Miniaturized medical devices implanted near sensitive tissue where reduced size and heightened safety are critical

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• Reduces the overall size of medical implants by integrating capacitor function into the housing, allowing for easier and less invasive implantation
• Increases patient safety by minimizing risk of body fluid leakage into the implant, thus reducing infection or rejection risks
• Improves design flexibility and construction simplicity for engineers, as fewer individual components and feedthroughs are needed
• Enhances device reliability and durability by using biocompatible and stable ceramic materials
• Enables the development of implants with a larger number of stimulation contacts without significant increase in device size
• Facilitates safer operation by maintaining precise control over the electrical charge delivered to tissue

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Patent Abstract

The invention relates to a housing for a medical implant. According to the invention, at least part of a housing for a medical implant is made of an insulator material as a dielectric, and the inner face and outer face of the insulator material each include at least one electrically conducting contact area (2, 2a, 2b....3, 3a, 3b...) which acts as a capacitor electrode and forms a capacitor along with the insulator material.