Patent ID: 8412330

Claim:
A medical electrical system comprising: a medical electrical lead including a lead body, a plurality of conductors extending within the lead body, and a connector coupled to a proximal end of the lead body, the connector comprising: an insulative substrate including first side and a second side; and a plurality of connector elements protruding from the first side of the insulative substrate, each connector element of the plurality of connector elements coupled to a corresponding conductor of the plurality of conductors; and a medical electrical device including a housing, electronic circuitry enclosed within the housing, and a connector assembly, the connector assembly comprising: a feedthrough mount joined to the housing and including a cavity; an insulative base mounted within the cavity of the feedthrough mount; a sealing member including a first surface, a second surface, opposite the first surface, and a plurality of apertures extending front the first surface to the second surface, the first surface being joined to the insulative base; a plurality of electrical contacts, each contact of the plurality of electrical contacts being supported by the insulative base and extending within a corresponding aperture of the plurality of apertures of the sealing member to be accessible for coupling with a corresponding connector element of the plurality of connector elements of the lead connector, each contact being recessed within the corresponding aperture with respect to the second surface of the sealing member; a plurality of feedthrough members, each feedthrough member of the plurality of feedthrough members being coupled to a corresponding contact of the plurality of electrical contacts and extending into the housing, through the insulative base and the feedthrough mount, to couple with the electronic circuitry; and a lid including a top seal member, the top seal member configured to mate with the second surface of the sealing member and with the second side of the insulative substrate of the lead connector, when the plurality of connector elements are coupled to the plurality of electrical contacts.