US Patent 7668597 Feedthrough array for use in implantable medical devices

A feedthrough array for use in an implantable medical device is provided including an insulator, a plurality of conductive feedthrough pins extending through the insulator, and a ferrule including a flange extending inwardly from a ferrule sidewall along at least a majority of a length of a first ferrule side. A capacitor is disposed over the insulator and conductively coupled to the ferrule flange.