| 摘要 |
<p>A method and apparatus for protecting an electronic implantable medical device prior to its being implanted in a patient's body. The apparatus affords protection against electronic component damage due to electrostatic discharge and/or physical damage due to improper handling. The apparatus is comprised of a circuit board (72) having first and second spring clips (80,82) mounted on the board. The spring clips are configured to receive and releasably grasp the electrodes (32,34) of a medical device housing (22) to support the housing just above the surface of the circuit board. First and second conductive paths (62,64) are formed on the circuit board extending between the first and second clips for shunting electrostatic discharge currents to prevent such currents from passing through the device electronic circuitry. The respective shunt paths include oppositely oriented diodes, preferably composing diodes (66,68) which emit light (i.e. LEDs) when current passes therethrough.</p> |
