A pacemaker has a metallic housing with a connector arrangement adapted to receive a contact plug, with contact surfaces, at the proximal end of an electrode lead. The connector arrangement includes a metallic tubular member with opposite ends which are welded or bonded to respective openings in the...http://www.google.de/patents/US6934588?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6934588 - Pacemaker housing with lead connection assembly