Contact assembly for implantable pulse generator and method of use
US9492666B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 1, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49002
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of assembling a contact assembly for installation in a medical device, and more specifically, a header contact assembly for installation in an implantable medical device for achieving electrical contact with an in-line IPG lead for implanted electrodes, the assembly utilizing a contact structure such as a “toroidal spring in groove” device.
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