摘要 |
A electrical connector for connection to an electrochemical cell, wherein the connector is disposed on the cell exterior, and does not occupy internal volume of the cell. The connector comprises a conductive lid including a wall, and an opening therethrough; a ferrule comprised of a conductive hollow cylindrical body having a central axis, an interior surface, an exterior surface, an outer end, and an inner end, the inner end disposed within the opening through the wall of the conductive lid; a conductive center pin disposed within the hollow cylindrical body of the ferrule and aligned along the central axis thereof, thereby forming an annular cavity between an elongated surface of the center pin and the interior surface of the ferrule; and a hermetic seal formed in the annular cavity. A mating terminal connector adapted to be connected to the ferrule and the conductive center pin is further provided. The terminal connector is a device for easily and quickly connecting the cell to a circuit board of the kind found in an implantable medical device, such as a cardiac pacemaker, defibrillator, neuro-stimulator, drug pump, and the like.
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