Patent ID: 11894163
Assignee: HERAEUS MEDICAL COMPONENTS LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  A | IPC A  H

Claim 0:
1. A ferrule for an implantable medical device, comprising:
a frame body including:
an upper surface and an opposing lower surface;
an interior perimeter surface extending between the upper and lower surfaces for attachment to an insulator assembly; and
an exterior perimeter surface extending between the upper and lower surfaces for attachment to a housing of the implantable medical device; and

a flange extending from the exterior perimeter surface and having an upper surface facing the upper surface of the frame body, the upper surface of the flange to engage an interior surface of the housing to limit a position of the housing along the exterior perimeter surface in a direction toward the bottom surface of the frame body, wherein a distance of the top surface of the flange from the top surface of the frame body is greater than and proportional to a thickness of the housing.