FEEDTHROUGH ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A CAPACITIVE FILTER ARRAY
First Claim
1. A feedthrough assembly comprising:
- a ferrule defining a ferrule opening;
a feedthrough at least partially disposed within the ferrule opening and having a perimeter wall attached to an interior wall of the ferrule to form a hermetic seal between the feedthrough and the ferrule, wherein the feedthrough includes at least one feedthrough conductive pathway;
a capacitive filter array at least partially disposed within the ferrule opening and having a perimeter wall attached to an interior wall of the ferrule, the capacitive filter array defining at least one passageway extending between an internally-facing capacitor filter array side and externally-facing capacitor filter array side, wherein the capacitive filter array includes at least one capacitor filter array conductive pathway; and
a thick film conductive paste within the at least one passageway electrically connecting the at least one feedthrough conductive pathway and the at least one capacitor filter array conductive pathway.
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Abstract
A feedthrough assembly may include a ferrule defining a ferrule opening, a feedthrough at least partially disposed within the ferrule opening, and a capacitive filter array at least partially disposed within the ferrule opening. The feedthrough may include at least one feedthrough conductive pathway and the capacitive filter array may include at least one filter array conductive pathway. In some examples, the feedthrough assembly includes a thick film conductive paste electrically connecting the at least one feedthrough conductive pathway and the at least one filter array conductive pathway. In some examples, the capacitive feedthrough array includes a perimeter conductive contact and a capacitive filter electrically coupling the at least one filter array conductive pathway and the perimeter conductive contact. In some of these examples, the feedthrough assembly includes a thick film conductive paste electrically connecting the perimeter conductive contact and the ferrule.
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1. A feedthrough assembly comprising:
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a ferrule defining a ferrule opening; a feedthrough at least partially disposed within the ferrule opening and having a perimeter wall attached to an interior wall of the ferrule to form a hermetic seal between the feedthrough and the ferrule, wherein the feedthrough includes at least one feedthrough conductive pathway; a capacitive filter array at least partially disposed within the ferrule opening and having a perimeter wall attached to an interior wall of the ferrule, the capacitive filter array defining at least one passageway extending between an internally-facing capacitor filter array side and externally-facing capacitor filter array side, wherein the capacitive filter array includes at least one capacitor filter array conductive pathway; and a thick film conductive paste within the at least one passageway electrically connecting the at least one feedthrough conductive pathway and the at least one capacitor filter array conductive pathway. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A feedthrough assembly comprising:
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a ferrule defining a ferrule opening; a feedthrough at least partially disposed within the ferrule opening, wherein the feedthrough includes at least one feedthrough conductive pathway; a capacitive filter array at least partially disposed within the ferrule opening, wherein the capacitive filter array includes at least one filter array conductive pathway, a perimeter conductive contact, and a capacitive filter electrically coupling the at least one filter array conductive pathway and the perimeter conductive contact; and a thick film conductive paste electrically connecting the perimeter conductive contact and the ferrule. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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