Electrolytic capacitor capable of insertion into the vasculature of a patient

• Main Authors: DRUDING J. MICHAEL, MONROE DON, LINDKE TROY, EBERHARD DOUG, ELLIOTT WILLIAM, O'CONNOR LAURIE, LIU YANMING, SPAULDING JOSEPH, HAHL JASON, PEREZ ANTHONY, TALAMINE KEN, MUFFOLETTO BARRY, ZIARNIAC CHRIS, ZIARNIAC ERIC, STRINGHAM RODNEY, GLOSS EDWARD, STEMEN ERIC, SEITZ KEITH
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 04.07.2006
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; CAPACITORS; CAPACITORS, RECTIFIERS, DETECTORS, SWITCHING DEVICES ORLIGHT-SENSITIVE DEVICES, OF THE ELECTROLYTIC TYPE; ELECTRICITY

A capacitor having a cylindrical shape or configuration so that it is capable of being inserted directly into the vasculature of a patient is described. A typical diameter for the present capacitor is about 6 mm. A capacitor of this size would occupy about 9% of the total cross-sectional area of the...