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Terminal connector assembly for a medical electrical lead

US8602827B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21References

14Claims

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Assignee

Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. · US

Inventors

Lily Lim · Minneapolis, US
Ronald W. Kunkel · Jim Falls, US
Joseph Walker · Avon, US
Peter Hall · Andover, US
Steven E. Schultz · DeMotte, US
Devon N. Arnholt · Shoreview, US
Angelo Fruci · Mahtomedi, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 11, 2013
Grant date	Dec 10, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 11, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49208
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An IS-4 terminal connector assembly includes three terminal electrodes positioned over an inner tubular member such that they are radially offset from one another. Each of the terminal ring electrodes are configured such that they can withstand both tensile and cyclical bending loads with minimal compromise in their outer geometry. Additionally, each of the terminal electrodes is configured such that they have both an inner and outer geometry that facilitates adequate insulation between a select terminal electrode and an adjacent conductor. Additionally, each of the terminal ring electrodes is configured such that they facilitate an external approach to staking a cable conductor.

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