Patent ID: 9393432
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: A61N

Claim Text:
1. A modular implantable medical device (IMD) comprising: a first module; a second module; an electronic component within one of the first module and the second module; and a non-hermetic interconnect electrically coupling the first module and the second module, wherein the non-hermetic interconnect comprises a first conductor and a second conductor, wherein the first conductor and the second conductor are separated by at least 1 millimeter for substantially an entire length of the non-hermetic interconnect, and wherein the electronic component applies a DC voltage to at least one of the first conductor and the second conductor to transfer at least one of energy or a communication signal from one of the first module and the second module to the other of the first module and the second module via the at least one of the first conductor and the second conductor wherein at least one of the first conductor and the second conductor connect to at least one of the first module and the second module through a hermetic feedthrough that is comprised of lanthium borate glass.