Implantable Electrical Component With Switchable Side Connections
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Solution Overview
Problem
The manufacturing of implantable medical devices is complex and costly due to the need for variously designed and assembled electrical components, which are compact and space-efficient but require different designs for assembly within a housing, increasing the variety of parts and supply chain complexity.
Innovation Solution
An electrical component with two side faces, each having a connection device that can be configured to establish an electrical connection, allowing for different configuration states where one connection device is active and the other is deactivated, enabling the use of identical outer shells and reducing the variety of parts needed for assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If variously designed electrical components are used to achieve compact assembly within housing, then space efficiency is improved, but device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The electrical component is designed with multiple connection devices that can be configured in different states, allowing a single component design to serve multiple assembly configurations. This universal design enables the same component to be used in various orientations and connection arrangements, eliminating the need for multiple specialized component variants while maintaining compact space utilization.
Solution Approach 2:
The component incorporates configurable connection devices that can be activated or deactivated based on assembly requirements. This dynamic configuration capability allows the component to adapt to different assembly scenarios without requiring physical redesign, thereby reducing manufacturing complexity while preserving space-efficient compact form.
2Productivity
If variously designed electrical components are assembled tightly in housing, then productivity is improved, but manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
By designing a universal electrical component with configurable connection devices, the system enables streamlined assembly processes where identical components can be used throughout. This reduces the variety of parts that need to be managed in the supply chain and simplifies assembly procedures, improving productivity without increasing manufacturing costs through component differentiation.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention promotes homogeneity by using identical electrical component designs throughout the assembly. All components share the same basic structure with configurable connection devices, eliminating the need for multiple specialized component types. This homogeneous approach simplifies manufacturing processes and reduces costs while maintaining efficient assembly productivity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If connection devices are arranged on both side faces, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
While connection devices are present on both side faces, the design uses asymmetric configuration where one connection device is typically deactivated in favor of the other depending on the desired configuration state. This asymmetric activation strategy provides adaptability for different assembly scenarios while avoiding the full complexity of having both connection devices simultaneously active and complexly integrated.
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AI summary
Electrical component for an implantable medical device comprises an outer shell forming first and second side faces, a functional element enclosed in the outer shell, and an arrangement of connection devices arranged on the outer shell for establishing an electrical connection of the functional element to a component of the implantable medical device outside of the outer shell. A first connection device is arranged on the first side face and a second connection device is arranged on the second side face, wherein the electrical component is configurable to assume different configuration states, wherein in a first configuration state the first connection device is configured to establish said electrical connection and the second connection device is deactivated, and in a second configuration state the first connection device is deactivated and the second connection device is configured to establish said electrical connection.