US Patent 7774066 Drop and slide engagement for implantable medical device

Patent 7774066 was granted and assigned to Medtronic on August, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Medtronic

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7774066

Date of Patent

August 10, 2010

Patent Application Number

11529616

Date Filed

September 28, 2006

Patent Citations Received

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US Patent 11944826 Implantable medical device

Patent Primary Examiner

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Carl H Layno

Patent abstract

An implantable medical device having a case with therapeutic componentry contained with the case. A module has a rail around at least a portion of a perimeter of the module and is adapted to be mechanically secured to the case. The case has a rigid fastening channel adapted to receive the rail of the module. The rigid fastening channel has an opening allowing the rail of the module to drop into the rigid fastening channel through the opening and then slide along the rigid fastening channel to be mechanically secured to the case.