Patent ID: 8145313

Claim:
An implantable medical device (IMD) comprising: a housing; an electronic component disposed within the housing and having first and second conductive elements; a feed-through assembly inserted through a wall of the housing, the feed-through assembly including a body having a first end positioned inside the housing and a second end positioned outside the housing, an elongated conductive element carried within and extending through the body, wherein a first end of the elongated conductive element is located inside the housing and the second end of the elongated conductive element is located outside of the housing, wherein the elongated conductive element defines an axis extending between the first end and the second end of the elongated conductive element, a first conductive block located inside the housing proximate the first end of the body, the first conductive block comprising a substantially L-shaped body providing a first contact surface located within the housing, a second conductive block located inside the housing proximate the first end of the body, the second conductive block nested within the substantially L-shaped body of the first conductive block, the second conductive block providing a second contact surface located within the housing, insulating material disposed between the first conductive block and the second conductive block, wherein a portion of the elongated conductive element is positioned between the first conductive block and the second conductive block, and wherein the insulating material is located between and in direct contact with the first conductive block and the portion of the elongated conductive element positioned between the first conductive block and the second conductive block, wherein the second conductive block comprises a radial aperture portion facing the first conductive block, wherein the elongated conductive element is located between the first conductive block and the radial aperture portion of the second conductive block, wherein the first conductive block is electrically connected to the first conductive element of the electronic component by a first interconnect extending between the first contact surface and the first conductive element, and wherein the second conductive block is electrically connected to the second conductive element of the electronic component by a second interconnect extending between the second contact surface and the second conductive element.