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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2006
Jason W. Sprain, Shoreview, MN (US);
Anthony Joseph Angelo, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Jason W. Sprain, Shoreview, MN (US);
Anthony Joseph Angelo, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An implantable device includes a header, a pulse generator housing, one or more electrical connectors connected to the header, and a feedthrough assembly mounted to the pulse generator housing. The feedthrough assembly includes a nonconductive base having one or more holes therethrough, the feedthrough assembly further including one or more feedthrough pins, each feedthrough pin extending through one of the holes, each feedthrough pin including a pin body and an upper contact surface for connecting to one or more of the electrical connectors, the upper contact surface having a larger surface area than a cross-sectional area of the pin body.