US Patent Issued to Pacesetter on Aug. 4 for "Implantable medical device with corrosion-resistant feedthrough assembly" (California, South Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,495, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Pacesetter Inc. (Sylmar, Calif.).

"Implantable medical device with corrosion-resistant feedthrough assembly" was invented by Haytham Hussein (Greer, S.C.), John Szymanski (Santa Clarita, Calif.), Kavous Sahabi (Winnetka, Calif.), Ofer Rosenzweig (West Hills, Calif.) and Stella Nichols (Santa Clarita, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A feedthrough assembly for an implantable medical device includes a housing, a solid insert, one or more conductive elements, a metal filler, and a non-corrosive sealant. The housing defines a central cavity through a height of the housing. The solid insert is di...