Terminal ring configuration to prevent improper IS4 lead connector electrical contact with DF4 connector port
US9079020B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 14, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R2201/12
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An implantable lead includes a flexible lead body, a plurality of conductor wires and a plurality of electrodes. The implantable lead also includes a terminal connector assembly coupled with a proximal end of the lead body. The terminal connector assembly is sized to be inserted into and received by a connector port of a pulse generator header. The terminal connector assembly includes a plurality of axially spaced terminal ring elements each electrically coupled to at least one of the conductor wires. The terminal ring elements are separated from one another by an electrically insulating material. Each of the terminal ring elements includes an outer surface having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being electrically conductive and the second portion being electrically non-conductive.
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