Patent ID: 8738141

Claim:
A contact assembly for an implantable medical device comprising: a first component forming an interior open portion therethrough, said first component having a first contact block receiving portion; a compliant insulating seal having a seal bore therethrough and being entirely contained within the interior open portion of said first component; a conductive contact block having a first side received by said first contact block receiving portion of said first component and in contact with said seal, said contact block also having a second side and a contact portion on a surface thereof and further having an interior open portion; and a second component having a second contact block receiving portion for receiving said second side of said contact block, said second component also having a bore therein, wherein said contact assembly is arranged for receiving a pin through said first component, through the bore of said seal, through the interior open portion of said conductive contact block, and into the bore of said second component, such that a conductive portion of said pin is provided in electrical contact with said conductive contact block when said pin is seated in said contact assembly.