Lead connector with glass braze

摘要

A medical device lead connector includes two or more electrically conducting contact rings spaced apart by electrically insulating ceramic ring. An electrically insulating glass material fixes the two or more electrically conducting contact rings to the insulating ceramic ring in axial alignment.

主权项

1. A medical device lead connector comprising:
a ring subassembly comprising: an electrically conducting contact ring and an electrically conducting spacer ring spaced apart by an electrically insulating ceramic ring; a first electrically insulating glass material directly fixing electrically conducting contact ring and the electrically insulating ceramic ring and forming a hermetic bond; and a second electrically insulating glass material directly fixing the electrically conducting spacer ring and the electrically insulating ceramic ring and forming a hermetic bond; wherein the first electrically insulating glass material is different than the second electrically insulating glass material.