MEDICAL ELECTRONICS ELECTRICAL IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES
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1. An implantable medical device comprising:
- an impulse generator having a header; and
at least one contact assembly disposed within said header and including;
at least one molded plastic housing including two halves joined together, the joined halves defining a bore therethrough;
a canted coil spring disposed within the housing halves along a bore circumference;
an exterior weld plate overlaying and aligning the housing halves and joined to the spring; and
at least one device wire joined to said weld plate.
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Abstract
An implantable medical device includes an impulse generator having a header and a contact assembly which includes at least one molded plastic housing having two halves joined together with the halves defining a bore therethrough. A canted coil spring is disposed within the housing halves along a bore circumference and includes a weld plate which extends to an exterior of the housing halves. A weld plate overlays the housing halves exterior which is joined to both the spring lead and devices wires.
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1. An implantable medical device comprising:
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an impulse generator having a header; and
at least one contact assembly disposed within said header and including;
at least one molded plastic housing including two halves joined together, the joined halves defining a bore therethrough;
a canted coil spring disposed within the housing halves along a bore circumference;
an exterior weld plate overlaying and aligning the housing halves and joined to the spring; and
at least one device wire joined to said weld plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An implantable medical device comprising:
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an impulse generator having a header; and
at least two parallel contact assemblies disposed within said header each assembly including;
a plurality of molded plastic housings each having including two halves joined together, the joined halves define a bore therethrough;
a canted coil spring disposed within each of the housing halves along a bore circumference;
an exterior weld plate overlaying and aligning pairs of the housing halves and joined to the spring; and
at least one device wire joined to each weld plate. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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