Patent ID: 9583458
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61N,H01L

Claim:
1. A method for bonding a hermetic module to an electrode array comprising: providing the electrode array having a flexible substrate with a top surface and a bottom surface and including a plurality of pads in the top surface of the substrate; attaching the hermetic module to the bottom surface of the electrode array, the hermetic module having a plurality of bond-pads, each bond-pad being adjacent to the bottom surface of the electrode array and being configured to align with a corresponding pad; following the step of attaching, drilling a plurality of holes through each of the plurality of pads to its corresponding bond-pad, wherein each of the pads and its corresponding bond-pad are connected in each of the holes; filling each drilled hole with biocompatible conductive ink; forming a rivet on the biocompatible conductive ink over each pad; and overmolding the electrode array with a moisture barrier material.