HERMETIC FEEDTHROUGH TERMINAL ASSEMBLY WITH WIRE BOND PADS FOR HUMAN IMPLANT APPLICATIONS
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1. A feedthrough terminal assembly for an active implantable medical device, comprising:
- a conductive terminal pin extending through a housing for the active implantable medical device in non-conductive relation;
a non-conductive insulator disposed between the terminal pin and the housing; and
a wire bond pad conductively coupled to a portion of the terminal pin on a body fluid side of the assembly, the wire bond pad adapted to have a lead wire conductively attached thereto.
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Abstract
A feedthrough terminal assembly for active implantable medical devices includes a structural wire bond pad for a convenient attachment of wires from either the circuitry inside the implantable medical device or wires external to the device. Direct attachment of wire bond pads to terminal pins enables thermal or ultrasonic bonding of lead wires, while shielding the capacitor or other delicate components from the forces applied to the assembly during attachment of the wires.
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58 Claims
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1. A feedthrough terminal assembly for an active implantable medical device, comprising:
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a conductive terminal pin extending through a housing for the active implantable medical device in non-conductive relation;
a non-conductive insulator disposed between the terminal pin and the housing; and
a wire bond pad conductively coupled to a portion of the terminal pin on a body fluid side of the assembly, the wire bond pad adapted to have a lead wire conductively attached thereto. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An electromagnetic interference feedthrough filter terminal assembly for an active implantable medical device, comprising:
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a conductive ferrule adapted to be conductively coupled to a housing of the active implantable medical device;
a conductive terminal pin extending through the ferrule in non-conductive relation;
a non-conductive insulator disposed between the terminal pin and the ferrule;
a feedthrough capacitor having an aperture for the terminal pin to extend therethrough, the capacitor including a first set of electrode plates conductively coupled to the terminal pin, and a second set of electrode plates conductively coupled to the ferrule; and
a wire bond pad conductively coupled to a portion of the terminal pin on a body fluid side of the assembly, the wire bond pad adapted to have a lead wire conductively attached thereto. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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