Patents by Inventor Goran Pavlovic
Goran Pavlovic has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10770879Abstract: One aspect is a feedthrough for a medical implantable device including a ferrule having a metal that is configured to be welded to a case of the implantable device. The ferrule substantially surrounds an insulator and shares an interface therewith, the insulator having a glass or ceramic material. Conductive elements are formed through the insulator providing an electrically conductive path through the insulator. There is no braze or solder at the interface between the ferrule and the insulator and that there is no braze or solder adjacent the conductive elements.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Jacob Markham, Ulrich Hausch, Goran Pavlovic
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Publication number: 20190356122Abstract: One aspect is a feedthrough for a medical implantable device including a ferrule having a metal that is configured to be welded to a case of the implantable device. The ferrule substantially surrounds an insulator and shares an interface therewith, the insulator having a glass or ceramic material. Conductive elements are formed through the insulator providing an electrically conductive path through the insulator. There is no braze or solder at the interface between the ferrule and the insulator and that there is no braze or solder adjacent the conductive elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Applicant: HERAEUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Jacob Markham, Ulrich Hausch, Goran Pavlovic
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Patent number: 10418798Abstract: One aspect is a feedthrough for a medical implantable device including a ferrule having a metal that is configured to be welded to a case of the implantable device. The ferrule substantially surrounds an insulator and shares an interface therewith, the insulator having a glass or ceramic material. Conductive elements are formed through the insulator providing an electrically conductive path through the insulator. There is no braze or solder at the interface between the ferrule and the insulator and that there is no braze or solder adjacent the conductive elements.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Jacob Markham, Ulrich Hausch, Goran Pavlovic
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Patent number: 10092766Abstract: One aspect is a capacitor, having a multitude of parallel insulator layers in one stack direction, made of an electrically non-conducting material, a multitude of conductor layers alternatingly stacked with the insulator layers in the direction of the stack made from a conductive material and at least one contact body. At least some of the conductor layers are connected to one another in a conductive manner via the contact body. The contact body extends through breaks form several insulator layers, where at least the insulator layers are made of a sintered material; the contact body is manufactured at least partially from a sintered material, which is introduced into the breaks in the insulator layers in an unsintered, malleable state.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2012Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Heiko Specht, Jacob Markham, Goran Pavlovic, Ulrich Hausch
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Patent number: 9855420Abstract: One aspect relates to a medical implant, for example, implantable stimulation electrode, having a tight substrate and a porous contact region. One aspect also relates to a lead of a cardiac pacemaker having an implantable stimulation electrode and to a method for manufacturing a medical implant, for example, an implantable stimulation electrode. A medical implant according to one aspect is characterized in that the implant includes a sintered body with graduated porosity.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2015Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Heiko Specht, Andreas Reisinger, Goran Pavlovic
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Patent number: 9653893Abstract: One aspect is an implantable medical device with a feedthrough assembly having an insulator and a plurality of conducting elements extending therethrough. The feedthrough assembly is placed in a case with an opening defining a narrow space therebetween. A braze material fills the narrow space, thereby hermetically sealing the feedthrough assembly to the case. One of the feedthrough assembly and the case include a feature configured to securely hold the braze and in that the implantable medical device does not include a ferrule.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2016Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Jacob Markham, Ulrich Hausch, Goran Pavlovic
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Patent number: 9504840Abstract: One aspect relates method of forming an electrical bushing for an implantable medical device, including generating at least one base body green compact for at least one base body from an insulating composition of materials. At least one cermet-containing conducting element green compact is formed for at least one conducting element. At least one conducting element green compact is introduced into the base body green compact. The insulation element green compact is connected to the at least one base body green compact in order to obtain at least one base body having at least one conducting element. A connecting layer is applied onto the at least one conducting element.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2015Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Goran Pavlovic, Jeremy Glynn
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Patent number: 9478959Abstract: One aspect is a method of coupling an insulator to a surrounding ferrule in an implantable medical device. An insulator is provided having a plurality of conducting elements extending therethrough. The insulator is placed with conducting elements within a ferrule having a frame-like shape surrounding the insulator along an interface. The insulator is heated with a first laser until raising the temperature of insulator to a first temperature level. The ferrule is welded to the insulator along the interface with a second laser once the insulator has reached the first temperature.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Jacob Markham, Ulrich Hausch, Goran Pavlovic
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Patent number: 9431801Abstract: One aspect is a method of coupling a feedthrough assembly to a surrounding case of an implantable medical device. An insulator having a plurality of conducting elements extending therethrough is provided. The insulator is placed with conducting elements within an opening of a case, thereby defining a narrow space between the insulator and the case. A braze preform is placed adjacent the insulator and case in the narrow space. The insulator is heated with a laser until raising the temperature of the adjacent preform above its melting point such that it fills the space between the insulator and the case.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2013Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Jacob Markham, Ulrich Hausch, Goran Pavlovic
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Patent number: 9407076Abstract: One aspect relates to a method for producing an electrical bushing for an implantable device, an electrical bushing, and an implantable device. The method according to one embodiment includes forming a base body from a ceramic slurry and introducing a bushing conductor made of a metal or cermet material with a metal fraction into the base body. The metal fraction in the bushing conductor is provided to decrease towards the base body. It includes sintering the green blank that includes the base body and the bushing conductor.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2013Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Jens Troetzschel, Goran Pavlovic, Harald Manhardt, Nicole Staudt
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Publication number: 20160126713Abstract: One aspect is an implantable medical device with a feedthrough assembly having an insulator and a plurality of conducting elements extending therethrough. The feedthrough assembly is placed in a case with an opening defining a narrow space therebetween. A braze material fills the narrow space, thereby hermetically sealing the feedthrough assembly to the case. One of the feedthrough assembly and the case include a feature configured to securely hold the braze and in that the implantable medical device does not include a ferrule.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2016Publication date: May 5, 2016Applicant: HERAEUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Jacob Markham, Ulrich Hausch, Goran Pavlovic
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Publication number: 20160126712Abstract: One aspect is a feedthrough for a medical implantable device including a ferrule having a metal that is configured to be welded to a case of the implantable device. The ferrule substantially surrounds an insulator and shares an interface therewith, the insulator having a glass or ceramic material. Conductive elements are formed through the insulator providing an electrically conductive path through the insulator. There is no braze or solder at the interface between the ferrule and the insulator and that there is no braze or solder adjacent the conductive elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2016Publication date: May 5, 2016Applicant: HERAEUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Jacob Markham, Ulrich Hausch, Goran Pavlovic
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Publication number: 20150151115Abstract: One aspect relates to a medical implant, for example, implantable stimulation electrode, having a tight substrate and a porous contact region. One aspect also relates to a lead of a cardiac pacemaker having an implantable stimulation electrode and to a method for manufacturing a medical implant, for example, an implantable stimulation electrode. A medical implant according to one aspect is characterized in that the implant includes a sintered body with graduated porosity.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2015Publication date: June 4, 2015Applicant: HERAEUS PRECIOUS METALS GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Heiko Specht, Andreas Reisinger, Goran Pavlovic
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Patent number: 9048608Abstract: One aspect relates to an electrical bushing for use in a housing of an implantable medical device. The electrical bushing includes at least one electrically insulating base body and at least one electrical conducting element. The conducting element is set-up to establish, through the base body, at least one electrically conductive connection between an internal space of the housing and an external space. The conducting element is hermetically sealed with respect to the base body. The at least one conducting element includes at least one cermet. The cermet has a metal fraction in a range from 30% by volume to 60% by volume.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2012Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Goran Pavlovic
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Publication number: 20150148876Abstract: A device (100), comprising: a housing (110) having an inner surface (160) and an outer surface (170); an electronic unit (130, 140, 180); whereby the housing (110) surrounds the electronic unit (180) at least in part; whereby at least a part of the inner surface (160) of the housing (110) comprises an electrically insulating coating (120) that contains at least 30 wt.-% of a polymer and has a coating surface (150) facing the inner surface (160); whereby the inner surface (160) and the coating surface (150) are interconnected.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2012Publication date: May 28, 2015Inventors: Jeremy Glynn, Steve Harein, Andreas Reisinger, Goran Pavlovic
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Patent number: 9040819Abstract: One aspect relates to a housing for an active implantable medical device, whereby the housing, at least parts thereof, includes an electrically insulating ceramic material, and has at least one electrically conductive conducting element, whereby the at least one conducting element is set up to establish at least one electrically conductive connection between an internal space of the housing and an external space. One aspect provides the at least one conducting element to include at least one cermet, whereby the housing and the at least one conducting element are connected in a firmly bonded manner.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2012Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Mark Kempf, Goran Pavlovic
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Publication number: 20150122875Abstract: One aspect relates method of forming an electrical bushing for an implantable medical device, including generating at least one base body green compact for at least one base body from an insulating composition of materials. At least one cermet-containing conducting element green compact is formed for at least one conducting element. At least one conducting element green compact is introduced into the base body green compact. The insulation element green compact is connected to the at least one base body green compact in order to obtain at least one base body having at least one conducting element. A connecting layer is applied onto the at least one conducting element.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2015Publication date: May 7, 2015Applicant: HERAEUS PRECIOUS METALS GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Goran Pavlovic, Jeremy Glynn
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Patent number: 8951464Abstract: One aspect relates to a medical implant, for example, implantable stimulation electrode, having a tight substrate and a porous contact region. One aspect also relates to a lead of a cardiac pacemaker having an implantable stimulation electrode and to a method for manufacturing a medical implant, for example, an implantable stimulation electrode. A medical implant according to one aspect is characterized in that the implant includes a sintered body with graduated porosity.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2011Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Heiko Specht, Andreas Reisinger, Goran Pavlovic
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Publication number: 20140345934Abstract: One aspect is a method of coupling a feedthrough assembly to a surrounding case of an implantable medical device. An insulator having a plurality of conducting elements extending therethrough is provided. The insulator is placed with conducting elements within an opening of a case, thereby defining a narrow space between the insulator and the case. A braze preform is placed adjacent the insulator and case in the narrow space. The insulator is heated with a laser until raising the temperature of the adjacent preform above its melting point such that it fills the space between the insulator and the case.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2013Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventors: Jacob Markham, Ulrich Hausch, Goran Pavlovic
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Patent number: 8894914Abstract: One aspect relates to a method for the manufacture of an electrical bushing for use in a housing of an active implantable medical device. The electrical bushing includes an electrically insulating base body and an electrical conducting element. The conducting element is set-up to establish, through the base body, an electrically conducting connection between an internal space of the housing and an external space. The conducting element is hermetically sealed with respect to the base body. The conducting element includes at least one cermet. One aspect provides the method including forming a base body green compact having a through-opening that extends through the base body green compact from a ceramic slurry, generating at least one conducting element green compact from a cermet slurry, producing a bushing blank by combining the conducting element green compact and the base body green compact, and separating the bushing blank into two electrical bushings.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2012Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co.Inventor: Goran Pavlovic