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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2018
Advanced Bionics Ag, Staefa, CH;
Jeryle L. Walter, Valencia, CA (US);
Enrique Gandaria, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Advanced Bionics AG, Staefa, CH;
Abstract
An exemplary connection joint includes a wire constructed from a first conductive material having a first melting point and a pad constructed from a second conductive material different from the first conductive material and having a second melting point lower than the first melting point. The connection joint further includes a groove within the pad that partially surrounds the wire and a fixative covering the wire and the pad so as to fix the wire in place within the groove. The groove is formed by a displacement of the second conductive material that occurs when the wire is in contact with the pad at a contact area of the pad that is heated to a temperature between the first and second melting points so as to reflow the second conductive material from which the pad is constructed without reflowing the first conductive material from which the wire is constructed.