An implantable medical device includes a housing formed of a first material and a first electronic component provided within the housing. The implantable medical device also includes a second material provided in contact with at least a portion of the housing. At least one of the housing and the first electronic component has a magnetic permeability in a magnetic field that differs from the magnetic permeability of water. The second material is provided in an amount effective to reduce MRI image distortion caused by the implantable medical device.
申请公布号
EP1998846(A2)
申请公布日期
2008.12.10
申请号
EP20070753922
申请日期
2007.03.23
申请人
MEDTRONIC, INC.
发明人
WAHLSTRAND, CARL, D.;CONROY, MARK, J.;KAST, JOHN;SCOTT, ERIK, R.