A connector assembly (100, 154, 158, 162) suitable for being used in an implantable medical device comprising: a first electrically conductive housing section, a second electrically conductive housing section and a housing sealing component at least partially isolating said first and second electrically conductive housing sections (104, 106) from each other; said first and second electrically conductive housing sections (104, 106) and housing sealing component defining a bore; a body insertable into said bore, said body comprising a first electrical terminal and a second electrical terminal, wherein said body is a pin, a rod, or an elongated member; a first electrically conductive spring positioned in a first groove, which first groove is formed by part of the first electrically conductive housing section and the housing sealing component; a second electrically conductive spring positioned in a second groove, which second groove is formed by part of the second electrically conductive housing section and the housing sealing component; wherein said first electrically conductive housing section, said first electrically conductive spring and said first electrical terminal defining at least a portion of a first electrical path, and said second electrically conductive housing section, said second electrically conductive spring, and said second electrical terminal defining at least a portion of a second electrical path; the body is attached to a first structure and the combination first and second electrically conductive housing sections (104, 106) and the housing sealing component is attached to a second structure to put the first structure in electrical communication with the second structure; the first and the second grooves having at least one of a V-bottom, a slanted bottom, or a flat bottom; the first and the second grooves having sidewall configurations in which two sidewalls converge, diverge, are generally parallel to one another, or in which one of the two sidewalls is generally perpendicular to an axis of the contact housing while the other sidewall tapers; the first groove is larger than the second groove, the second electrically conductive spring is smaller than the first electrically conductive spring, wherein a portion of an inner surface of the bore and a corresponding portion of an outer surface of the body are tapered; characterized in that at least one of the first and second electrically conductive springs (126, 128) is a canted coil spring. a first electrically conductive housing section, a second electrically conductive housing section and a housing sealing component at least partially isolating said first and second electrically conductive housing sections (104, 106) from each other; said first and second electrically conductive housing sections (104, 106) and housing sealing component defining a bore; a body insertable into said bore, said body comprising a first electrical terminal and a second electrical terminal, wherein said body is a pin, a rod, or an elongated member; a first electrically conductive spring positioned in a first groove, which first groove is formed by part of the first electrically conductive housing section and the housing sealing component; a second electrically conductive spring positioned in a second groove, which second groove is formed by part of the second electrically conductive housing section and the housing sealing component; wherein said first electrically conductive housing section, said first electrically conductive spring and said first electrical terminal defining at least a portion of a first electrical path, and said second electrically conductive housing section, said second electrically conductive spring, and said second electrical terminal defining at least a portion of a second electrical path; the body is attached to a first structure and the combination first and second electrically conductive housing sections (104, 106) and the housing sealing component is attached to a second structure to put the first structure in electrical communication with the second structure; the first and the second grooves having at least one of a V-bottom, a slanted bottom, or a flat bottom; the first and the second grooves having sidewall configurations in which two sidewalls converge, diverge, are generally parallel to one another, or in which one of the two sidewalls is generally perpendicular to an axis of the contact housing while the other sidewall tapers; the first groove is larger than the second groove, the second electrically conductive spring is smaller than the first electrically conductive spring, wherein a portion of an inner surface of the bore and a corresponding portion of an outer surface of the body are tapered; characterized in that at least one of the first and second electrically conductive springs (126, 128) is a canted coil spring.