Patent ID: 8155743

Claim:
An implantable pulse generator feedthru configured to make generally planar electrical contact with an electrical component housed within a can of an implantable pulse generator, the feedthru comprising: a feedthru housing including a header side and a can side; a core within the feedthru housing; a first generally planar interface adjacent the can side, the first generally planar interface being electrically conductive and configured to interface with a circuit board having a second generally planar interface, and the second generally planar interface being electrically conductive; and a feedthru wire extending through the core and including an interface end and a header end, wherein the header end extends from the header side and the interface end is at least one of generally flush with the first generally planar interface and generally recessed relative to the first generally planar interface; wherein the first generally planar interface includes a first electrical trace forming at least a portion of the first generally planar interface, and wherein the interface end is electrically coupled to the first electrical trace; and wherein the second generally planar interface includes a second electrical trace forming at least a portion of the second generally planar interface, and wherein the first trace is configured to abut the second trace to form an electrical coupling therewith when the feedthru is mounted on the circuit board.