Neurostimulator interconnection apparatus, system, and method
First Claim
1. A neurostimulation interconnection apparatus comprising:
- an elongate lead body including a lead proximal end and a lead distal end, the lead proximal end including a first connector portion; and
a stimulation device including a header, the header including a second connector portion including a shape complementary to a shape of the first connector portion, the first connector portion being mateably engageable with the second connector portion, wherein at least one of the first connector portion and the second connector portion includes a substrate including a plurality of connectors disposed on the substrate, and the other of the first connector portion and the second connector portion includes a plurality of conductor tabs, there being an equal number of connectors and conductor tabs, wherein, with the first connector portion mateably engaged with the second connector portion, the connectors align and electrically couple with the conductor tabs, wherein at least one of the first connector portion and the second connector portion includes a seal, the seal including;
a seal protrusion extending entirely around and outwardly from a perimeter of one of the first connector portion and the second connector portion; and
a seal groove disposed within and extending entirely around the other of the first connector portion and the second connector portion, the seal protrusion being complementary to and sealingly engageable within the seal groove with engagement of the first connector portion with the second connector portion.
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Abstract
In various examples, an apparatus includes a neurostimulation interconnection apparatus including an elongate lead body including a lead proximal end and a lead distal end. The lead proximal end includes a first connector portion. A stimulation device includes a header. The header includes a second connector portion including a shape complementary to a shape of the first connector portion. The first connector portion is mateably engageable with the second connector portion, wherein one of the first connector portion and the second connector portion includes a plurality of pins and the other of the first connector portion and the second connector portion includes a plurality of sockets. There are an equal number of sockets and pins, wherein, with the first connector portion mateably engaged with the second connector portion, the pins align and electrically couple with the sockets.
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20 Claims
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1. A neurostimulation interconnection apparatus comprising:
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an elongate lead body including a lead proximal end and a lead distal end, the lead proximal end including a first connector portion; and a stimulation device including a header, the header including a second connector portion including a shape complementary to a shape of the first connector portion, the first connector portion being mateably engageable with the second connector portion, wherein at least one of the first connector portion and the second connector portion includes a substrate including a plurality of connectors disposed on the substrate, and the other of the first connector portion and the second connector portion includes a plurality of conductor tabs, there being an equal number of connectors and conductor tabs, wherein, with the first connector portion mateably engaged with the second connector portion, the connectors align and electrically couple with the conductor tabs, wherein at least one of the first connector portion and the second connector portion includes a seal, the seal including; a seal protrusion extending entirely around and outwardly from a perimeter of one of the first connector portion and the second connector portion; and a seal groove disposed within and extending entirely around the other of the first connector portion and the second connector portion, the seal protrusion being complementary to and sealingly engageable within the seal groove with engagement of the first connector portion with the second connector portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A neurostimulation interconnection apparatus comprising:
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an elongate lead body including a lead proximal end and a lead distal end, the lead proximal end including a first connector portion; and a stimulation device including a header, the header including a second connector portion including a shape complementary to a shape of the first connector portion, the first connector portion being mateably engageable with the second connector portion, wherein at least one of the first connector portion and the second connector portion includes a substrate including a plurality of printed traces printed on the substrate, and the other of the first connector portion and the second connector portion includes a plurality of conductor tabs, there being an equal number of printed traces and conductor tabs, wherein, with the first connector portion mateably engaged with the second connector portion, the printed traces align and directly electrically couple with the conductor tabs. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A neurostimulation interconnection apparatus comprising:
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an elongate lead body including a lead proximal end and a lead distal end, the lead proximal end including a first connector portion; and a stimulation device including a header, the header including a second connector portion including a shape complementary to a shape of the first connector portion, the first connector portion being mateably engageable with the second connector portion, wherein one of the first connector portion and the second connector portion includes a printed circuit board including a plurality of printed traces printed on the printed circuit board, and the other of the first connector portion and the second connector portion includes a plurality of conductor tabs, there being an equal number of printed traces and conductor tabs, wherein, with the first connector portion mateably engaged with the second connector portion, the printed traces align and directly electrically couple with the conductor tabs, the conductor tabs being biased in a direction to maintain contact with the connectors, wherein the printed circuit board and the plurality of printed traces disposed on the printed circuit board are disposed in a substantially linear configuration. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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