A TANK filter is provided for a lead wire of an active medical device
(AMD). In a preferred form, the TANK filter is integrated into a TIP
and/or RING electrode for an active implantable medical device. The TANK
filter includes a capacitor in parallel with an inductor. The parallel
capacitor and inductor are placed in series with the lead wire of the
AMD, wherein values of capacitance and inductance are selected such that
the TANK filter is resonant at a selected frequency to attenuate current
flow through the lead wire along a range of selected frequencies. In a
particularly preferred form, the TANK filter is manufactured using very
low k materials of sufficient strength to handle forces applied thereto
during installation and use.