Patent ID: 8569633

Claim:
A micro electromechanical system (MEMS) package for an implantable medical device comprising: a first substrate that includes a first surface, a second surface, and an aperture extending through the first substrate from the first surface to the second surface; a feedthrough assembly coupled to the aperture, the feedthrough assembly including a conductive element housed in a glass insulator member; a second substrate comprising a first surface and a second surface, wherein the second substrate is coupled to the first substrate such that the first surface of the second substrate faces the second surface of the first substrate, further wherein the first substrate is coupled to the second substrate by joint material disposed on the first surface of the second substrate contacting the second surface of the first substrate, further wherein the first substrate is located adjacent the first surface of the second substrate but not the second surface of the second substrate such that the second surface of the second substrate is configured for positioning directly adjacent to a housing of an implantable medical device; and a metallized trace disposed on the first surface of the second substrate, wherein the conductive element is directly coupled to the metallized trace to electrically couple the conductive element to the second substrate.