Patent ID: 7413482

Claim:
A method for fabricating a connector assembly for use in an implantable medical device, the method comprising: forming a core portion; loading the core portion with at least one connection element; forming a first interconnect ribbon section comprising at least one conductive finger element and a tie-bar portion, each finger element having a free end for attachment to one of the electrical connector elements and a fixed end attached to the tie-bar portion; forming a second interconnect ribbon section comprising at least one conductive finger element and a tie-bar portion, each finger element having a free end for attachment to one of the electrical connector elements and a fixed end attached to the tie-bar portion; joining the first and second interconnect ribbon sections into an integral interconnect ribbon assembly; attaching the integral interconnect ribbon assembly to the core portion and the at least one connection element; and forming a structure that extends over and adheres to at least a portion of the core element and at least a portion of the integral interconnect ribbon assembly.