US Patent 7890165 Implantable medical device with reduced MRI image distortion

Patent 7890165 was granted and assigned to Medtronic on February, 2011 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

7890165

Date of Patent

February 15, 2011

Patent Application Number

12706266

Date Filed

February 16, 2010

Patent Primary Examiner

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Carl H Layno

Patent abstract

An implantable medical device includes a housing and a circuit board provided within the housing. The circuit board includes a plurality of electronic components electrically coupled thereto. At least one non-functional component is provided on the circuit board and formed from a material that has an electromagnetic permeability configured to reduce the amount of image distortion caused by at least one of the plurality of electronic components when the device is subject to a magnetic field during an MRI scan.