Patent ID: 7921554

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a medical electrical device comprising: providing a stack of a plurality of connector ring stock piece parts, wherein each of the plurality of connector ring stock piece parts comprises a machined pilot hole such that an electric discharge machining (EDM) wire can be threaded through the connector ring stock piece parts; machining the stack to provide an inner diameter of a plurality of connector rings and to form a first and a second flange extending from the inner diameter of each of the plurality of connector rings using the EDM wire, wherein machining the stack to provide the inner diameter further comprises forming a conductor channel in the inner diameter of each of the plurality of connector rings between the first and second flanges, wherein the conductor channel of each of the plurality of connector rings comprises an open side to receive a conductor therein, and further wherein providing the inner diameter, forming the first and second flanges, and forming the conductor channel of the plurality of connector rings is completed in a single machining process; positioning a conductor within the conductor channel of at least one of the plurality of connector rings through the open side thereof; and moving a first distal end of the first flange to a second distal end of the second flange to couple the at least one connector ring and the conductor.