Patent ID: 7706124

Claim:
A filtering capacitor feedthrough assembly for an implantable active medical device comprising: a capacitor having an aperture, the capacitor electrically grounded to an electrically conductive feedthrough ferrule or housing of the implantable active medical device; a terminal pin extending into the aperture; and an electrically conductive continuous coil disposed within the aperture between the terminal pin and the capacitor, the continuous coil being fixed to the terminal pin and the capacitor with solder, weld, braze or conductive adhesive, the continuous coil comprising an inner diameter defined by a plurality of coils, each coil having a coil diameter different than the inner diameter, with the terminal pin extending through the inner diameter of the continuous coil so that the plurality of coils circumferentially surround the terminal pin, the electrically conductive continuous coil mechanically securing and electrically coupling the terminal pin to the capacitor.