Patent ID: 8849404

Claim:
A feedthrough assembly comprising: a ferrule defining a ferrule opening; a feedthrough at least partially disposed within the ferrule opening, wherein the feedthrough includes at least one feedthrough conductive pathway; a capacitive filter array at least partially disposed within the ferrule opening, wherein the capacitive filter array includes at least one filter array conductive pathway; and a lead frame assembly, wherein the lead frame assembly comprises an electrically conductive lead electrically connecting the at least one feedthrough conductive pathway and the at least one filter array conductive pathway, wherein the at least one feedthrough conductive pathway comprises an externally-facing feedthrough conductive pad positioned on an externally-facing side of the feedthrough, an internally-facing feedthrough conductive pad positioned on an internally-facing side of the feedthrough, and a feedthrough conductive via extending between the externally-facing feedthrough conductive pad and the internally-facing feedthrough conductive pad; wherein the at least one filter array conductive pathway comprises an externally-facing filter conductive pad positioned on an externally-facing side of the capacitive filter array, an internally-facing filter conductive pad positioned on an internally-facing side of the capacitive filter array, and a filter conductive via extending between the externally-facing filter conductive pad and the internally-facing filter conductive pad; wherein the electrically conductive lead electrically connects the internally-facing feedthrough conductive pad and the externally facing filter conductive pad.