US 12,246,903 B2
Foil pack
Christian S. Nielsen, River Falls, WI (US); Timothy T. Bomstad, Bigfork, MN (US); Lance B. Lohstreter, Brooklyn Park, MN (US); John D. Norton, Saint Paul, MN (US); Mark E. Viste, Brooklyn Center, MN (US); and Paul B. Young, New Richmond, WI (US)
Assigned to Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed by Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed on Nov. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/453,086.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/108,671, filed on Nov. 2, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0135311 A1, May 5, 2022
Int. Cl. B65D 81/18 (2006.01); H01G 9/08 (2006.01); H01M 50/20 (2021.01)
CPC B65D 81/18 (2013.01) [H01G 9/08 (2013.01); H01M 50/20 (2021.01); B65D 2201/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a foil pack defining a device enclosure configured to enclose an energy storage device;
a fluid conduit defining a test port, defining a fluid channel opening which opens into the device enclosure, and defining a fluid channel which defines a flow path fluidically coupling the test port and the fluid channel opening; and
a scaffolding within the fluid channel configured to resist a collapse of the fluid channel when a vacuum is established in the fluid channel.