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Arrangement for fixing one or more electrode leads in an implantable medical device, such as a heart stimulator

US5707399A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 18, 1996
Grant dateJan 13, 1998
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Expiry dateApr 18, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R2201/12
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An appliance for fastening one or more electrode leads in a connector unit of an implantable medical device, for example a heart stimulator, is formed of a wire- or strip-shaped resilient locking member, which is arranged to be inserted and fixed in a cavity in a connector unit, and which is shaped to clampingly engage diametrically opposed circumferential parts of the casing of each electrode lead.

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