Patent ID: 8095224

Claim:
An EMI shielded conduit assembly for an active implantable medical device (AIMD), comprising: a) an AIMD comprising a housing; a hermetic feedthrough terminal comprising a ferrule supporting an insulative material sealing between at least one conductive leadwire and an inner surface of the ferrule, wherein the ferrule is hermetically sealed and electrically connected to the AIMD housing; c) an electronic circuit board or substrate disposed within the AIMD housing remote from the hermetic feedthrough terminal; d) at least one capacitor mounted on the circuit board or substrate and comprising spaced apart first and second electrode plates encased in a dielectric material, wherein the at least one leadwire extends from the feedthrough terminal to a proximal end of the leadwire electrically connected to the first electrode plates of the capacitor mounted on the circuit board or substrate; and e) an EMI shield comprising a substantially continuous covering that is in a non-conductive relationship around an outer perimeter of the at least one leadwire, but that conductively extends along the length thereof from a distal shield end electrically connected to the ferrule to a proximal shield end electrically connected to the second electrode plates of the capacitor mounted on the remote electronic circuit board or substrate.