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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2005
Hailiang Zhao, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Steven J. May, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Jeffrey S. Lund, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Kurt J. Casby, Grant, MN (US);
Hailiang Zhao, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Steven J. May, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Jeffrey S. Lund, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Kurt J. Casby, Grant, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Methods and structures are provided for electrically coupling a conductor and a conductive element containing a dissimilar material. A method for electrically coupling a first element containing a first conductive material to a conductor formed of a dissimilar second material includes cladding a second conductive element with the conductor. The second element contains a facilitator material that facilitates the melting of the dissimilar material. A third element containing a third conductive material that is metallurgically compatible with the facilitator material is cladded with a fourth element containing a fourth conductive material that is metallurgically compatible with the first conductive material to form a connector. The fourth element is welded to the first element and the second element is welded to the third element.