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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2011
Ken Mcgiboney, Frisco, TX (US);
Ken McGiboney, Frisco, TX (US);
Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of fabricating an implantable pulse generator for generating electrical pulses for application to tissue of a patient, the method comprises: providing one or more housing components adapted to house at least pulse generating and switching circuitry of the implantable pulse generator; providing a feedthrough assembly adapted to be coupled with the one or more housing components, the feedthrough assembly comprising an array of feedthrough pins for providing respective electrical connections from a hermetically sealed enclosure formed within the one or more housing components to a location exterior to the enclosure; providing a plurality of welding components with each welding component comprising a first portion adapted to engage a respective feedthrough pin and a second portion for engaging a conductor wire; performing one or more weld operations for each welding component to connect each welding component with a respective feedthrough pin and a respective conductor wire.