Patent ID: 7725177

Claim:
A feedthrough assembly for an implantable medical device, the assembly comprising: a ferrule; a feedthrough member extending through the ferrule; an insulator element extending around a first portion of the feedthrough member within the ferrule; a hermetically sealing joint between the feedthrough member and the insulator element; a capacitive element extending around a second portion of the feedthrough member within the ferrule, the capacitive element including a first external surface facing the insulator element and extending laterally from the feedthrough member toward the ferrule, and a second external surface, opposite the first external surface, extending laterally from the feedthrough member toward the ferrule; a conductive material extending between the feedthrough member and the capacitive element and between the ferrule and the capacitive element, the conductive material electrically coupling the feedthrough member and the ferrule to the capacitive element; and a heat and pressure deformed thermoplastic adhesive member extending around the feedthrough member, within the ferrule, to isolate the conductive material, the adhesive member being sealed against the first external surface of the capacitive element and being spaced apart from the hermetically sealing joint.