Patent ID: 8295930

Claim:
A medical device that is electrically connected to a biological tissue for transmission of an electrical signal between the medical device and the biological tissue, the medical device comprising: a housing assembly; a control circuit assembly that controls the electrical signal, the control circuit assembly enclosed within the housing assembly, and the control circuit assembly including an electrically conductive terminal and wherein the electrically conductive terminal includes first and second electrically conductive portions disposed on opposite sides of a substrate and at least one through hole through the first portion, the substrate, and the second portion, and a conductive member in the through hole that electrically and thermally connects the first and second portions; and an electrical component at least partially enclosed within the housing assembly, the electrical component having a connecting member that electrically connects the electrical component to the control circuit assembly, the connecting member being resistance welded and bonded directly to the electrically conductive terminal of the control circuit assembly.