Patent ID: 6857915

Claim:
A method for connecting an electrical energy storage device to an implantable medical device, comprising the steps of: a) providing a bonding pad comprising: i) an intermediate surrounding side wall extending to end meeting with at least two spaced apart first and second contact walls; and ii) a recess provided in at least one of the first and second contact walls of the bonding pad, the recess extending to and meeting with spaced apart portions of the surrounding side wall; b) moving a terminal lead of the electrical energy storage device into a nested position in the recess, the terminal lead comprising a terminal side wall extending along a longitudinal axis thereof, wherein a first portion of the terminal lead side wall extending along the longitudinal axis is received in the recess of the bonding pad to meet at least one of the spaced apart portions of the surrounding side wall and wherein a second portion of the terminal lead side wall extending along the longitudinal axis and opposite at least that part of the first portion meeting with the one of the spaced apart portions of the surrounding side wall is exposed and not in contact with the bonding pad; c) securing the terminal lead to the bonding pad at least at a region where the one of the first and second contact walls having the recess meets the second portion of the terminal lead; and d) securing the other of the first and second contact walls not having the recess to the implantable medical device.