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Electrical brain-contact devices

US4850359A · kind A · utility

71Cited by
8References
29Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 4, 1987
Grant dateJul 25, 1989
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 4, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R2107/00
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A brain-contact device (19,12,13) having a multi-electrode tissue-engagement member (14,16), lead wires (32) extending to a terminal mount (36) with an array of lead-wire terminals (38) on it, and a connector (46,46a) including a base (48,48a) with a matching array of take-up terminals (70,70a), a movable yoke (50,50a) forming with the base a terminal-mount space (62,62a), and a device (52,52a) to hold the yoke and base together with the arrays in contact.

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