Hiroshi Fujimoto;Jeffrey D. Wilkinson;John R. Buysman;Wesley J. Clement;Girard B. Borgerding
发明人:
Wesley J. Clement,Hiroshi Fujimoto,Jeffrey D. Wilkinson,John R. Buysman,Girard B. Borgerding
申请号：
US11096801
公开号：
US09205182B2
申请日:
2005.03.31
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要：
According to the invention methods and structures for determining whether impingement of x-ray radiation upon potentially vulnerable discrete components, circuits and/or circuit pathways of an implantable medical device (IMD) causes modifications or damage thereto. The invention includes structures for deflecting impingement of x-ray radiation from said potentially vulnerable components, circuits and/or circuit pathways. The x-ray radiation can be generated by various imaging modalities or unknown sources. Myriad IMDs can utilize the teaching of the present invention, including for example, a pacemaker, a drug delivery pump, a nerve stimulation device, a muscle stimulation device, an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, a subcutaneous defibrillator, a deep brain stimulator or the like.
