US 11,808,358 B2
Sealing ring made of a high-performance thermoplastic material and liquid silicone
Kathy Hartmann-Bax, Nuthe-Urstromtal (DE); and Stefan Lehmann, Berlin (DE)
Assigned to BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG, Berlin (DE)
Filed by BIOTRONIK SE & CO. KG, Berlin (DE)
Filed on Oct. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/500,371.
Application 17/500,371 is a continuation of application No. 16/568,553, filed on Sep. 12, 2019, granted, now 11,174,942.
Claims priority of application No. 18194056 (EP), filed on Sep. 12, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0034405 A1, Feb. 3, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F16J 15/3284 (2016.01); F16J 15/10 (2006.01); A61N 1/375 (2006.01); F16J 15/44 (2006.01)
CPC F16J 15/3284 (2013.01) [A61N 1/3752 (2013.01); F16J 15/104 (2013.01); F16J 15/442 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A contact socket for an implantable medical device, the contact socket comprising:
a plurality of electrical contacts; and
at least one sealing ring having:
an outer ring formed with, or consisting essentially of, a high-performance thermoplastic material being a polyaryl or a liquid-crystal polymer, with the polyaryl being selected from the group consisting of a poly(aryl ether sulfone), a polyaryletherketone, and a polyphenylene sulfide; and
an inner ring formed with, or consisting essentially of, a liquid silicone or a polyurethane;
said inner ring and said outer ring being arranged with a form fit relative to one another;
said at least one sealing ring being arranged between two electrical contacts of the plurality of electrical contacts; and
said outer ring having a larger diameter than said two electrical contacts, and said inner ring having a smaller diameter than said two electrical contacts.