Patent ID: 9627833
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: A61N,H01R,Y10T

Claim:
1. A lead frame for attaching leads to a hermetic feedthrough, comprising: a cross-member; and a plurality of leads, each lead having an elongate body extending from the cross-member in a direction substantially parallel with one another; wherein each lead defines an end opposite to the cross-member; wherein each lead comprises at least one of a notch on the end, a hole proximate to the end, or a protrusion proximate to the end; wherein the at least one of the notch, hole, or protrusion of each lead is configured to be aligned with at least one of an interposer or a pad of a feedthrough for joining the end of the corresponding lead to the at least one of the interposer or the pad aligned therewith, the at least one of the interposer or the pad being electrically coupled to a via extending through the feedthrough and having an upper surface facing away from the feedthrough, each lead of the plurality of leads positioned orthogonal to a corresponding via; and wherein the end of each lead is substantially planar, includes a lower surface configured to contact the upper surface of the at least one of the interposer or the pad for joining the lead thereto, and includes an upper surface configured to face away from the feedthrough.