Printed Circuit Board Assembly of an Implantable Medical Device

Abstract

A printed circuit board assembly of an implantable medical device comprises a printed circuit board and a sensor device that is arranged at the printed circuit board and joined to the printed circuit board by way of an adhesive layer. It is provided in the process that the adhesive layer is formed of an adhesive compound in which glass spheres are embedded. In this way, a printed circuit board assembly is provided which, in a simple, inexpensive manner, allows a sensor device to be joined to a printed circuit board for installation in a medical device, with advantageous mechanical decoupling and improved process reliability.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A printed circuit board assembly of an implantable medical device, comprising:
 a printed circuit board, and   a sensor device that is arranged at the printed circuit board and joined to the printed circuit board by way of an adhesive layer, wherein the adhesive layer is formed of an adhesive compound in which glass spheres are embedded.   
     
     
         2 . The printed circuit board assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the glass spheres have a modulus of elasticity between 40000 N/mm 2  and 90000 N/mm 2 . 
     
     
         3 . The printed circuit board assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the glass spheres have a diameter between 20 μm and 100 μm. 
     
     
         4 . The printed circuit board assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the glass spheres have a diameter between 25 μm and 80 μm. 
     
     
         5 . The printed circuit board assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the glass spheres have a diameter between 30 μm and 50 μm. 
     
     
         6 . The printed circuit board assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the proportion of the glass spheres in the adhesive layer is between 5% by weight and 40% by weight. 
     
     
         7 . The printed circuit board assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the proportion of the glass spheres in the adhesive layer is between 8% by weight and 20% by weight. 
     
     
         8 . The printed circuit board assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the adhesive compound is formed by a silicone adhesive. 
     
     
         9 . The printed circuit board assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the sensor device is designed as a transducer for converting a pressure signal into an electrical signal. 
     
     
         10 . An implantable medical device comprising a printed circuit board assembly according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         11 . A method for producing a printed circuit board assembly of an implantable medical device, comprising:
 joining a sensor device to a printed circuit board by way of an adhesive layer, wherein the adhesive layer is formed of an adhesive compound into which glass spheres are mixed.   
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the adhesive compound is mixed from two components of a silicone adhesive, and the glass spheres are mixed into the adhesive compound after the adhesive compound has been mixed. 
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherein wire connections are connected to the sensor device by way of wire bonding after the sensor device has been joined to the printed circuit board.