Patent ID: 9138588
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: A61N,H01R,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of constructing a medical device, comprising: providing a can that houses medical circuitry; providing electrical connectors within the can and electrically connected to the medical circuitry; providing a connector enclosure that includes an opening to a cavity and further including a metallic base having a plurality of feedthrough pin passageways spaced longitudinally; providing lead connectors within the cavity and aligned with the opening, the lead connectors being spaced longitudinally in alignment with the feedthrough pin passageways; providing a plurality of feedthrough pins that are electrically connected to the lead connectors and that pass through the feedthrough pin passageways in a fixed relationship relative to the metallic base to extend externally of the connector enclosure; placing a portion of the can in contact with the metallic base of the connector enclosure such that the electrical connectors within the can and the feedthrough pins externally of the metallic base are in contact and are contained by a housing created by the contact of the can and the metallic connector enclosure; and creating a bond between the contact of the portion of the can and the metallic base of the connector enclosure.