Patent ID: 8726499
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: A61N,B23K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of fabricating an implantable pulse generator, comprising: providing a lead body including a plurality of conductors, the plurality of conductors being enclosed in insulative material along a first length of the conductors, a second length of the conductors being exposed from the insulative material; providing a feedthrough component comprising a plurality of feedthrough pins; electrically coupling pulse generating circuitry through switching circuitry with the plurality of feedthrough pins; hermetically enclosing the pulse generating circuitry and switching circuitry within a housing, the feedthrough component being welded to the housing; laser machining each of the plurality of feedthrough pins to comprise a slot along a surface of the respective feedthrough pin; placing a respective conductor of the plurality of conductors in the respective slot of each of the plurality of feedthrough pins; and performing welding operations to connect the plurality of conductors of the lead body with the plurality of feedthrough pins of the feedthrough component.