IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES WITH FLELXIBLE INTERCONNECT HAVING STRAIN RELIEF

摘要

Implantable medical devices including interconnections having strain-relief structure. The interconnections can take the form of flexible circuits. Strain relief gaps and shapes are integrated in the interconnections to relieve forces in each of three dimensions. In some examples, the region of an interconnection which couples with a component of the implantable medical device is separated by a strain relief gap from a connection to a second component and/or a location where the flex bends around a corner.

主权项

1. An implantable medical device (IMD) comprising:
a first component having a connection area; a connector for coupling to the first component and having a first region and a second region for coupling to connection area of the first component, the connector comprising a flex circuit in at least the second region; wherein the second region of the connector comprises a strain relief section to provide strain relief relative to the connection area.