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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| Filing date | Apr 18, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 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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