FEEDTHROUGH CONNECTOR FOR IMPLANTABLE DEVICE
First Claim
1. An implantable device comprising:
- a header;
a housing;
one or more electrical connectors connected to the header; and
a feedthrough assembly mounted to the housing, the feedthrough assembly including a nonconductive base having one or more holes therethrough, the feedthrough assembly further including one or more feedthrough pins, each feedthrough pin extending through one of the one or more holes, each feedthrough pin including a pin body and an upper contact surface for connecting to one or more of the electrical connectors, the upper contact surface having a larger surface area than a cross-sectional area of the pin body.
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Abstract
An implantable device includes a header, a pulse generator housing, one or more electrical connectors connected to the header, and a feedthrough assembly mounted to the pulse generator housing. The feedthrough assembly includes a nonconductive base having one or more holes therethrough, the feedthrough assembly further including one or more feedthrough pins, each feedthrough pin extending through one of the holes, each feedthrough pin including a pin body and an upper contact surface for connecting to one or more of the electrical connectors, the upper contact surface having a larger surface area than a cross-sectional area of the pin body.
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20 Claims
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1. An implantable device comprising:
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a header;
a housing;
one or more electrical connectors connected to the header; and
a feedthrough assembly mounted to the housing, the feedthrough assembly including a nonconductive base having one or more holes therethrough, the feedthrough assembly further including one or more feedthrough pins, each feedthrough pin extending through one of the one or more holes, each feedthrough pin including a pin body and an upper contact surface for connecting to one or more of the electrical connectors, the upper contact surface having a larger surface area than a cross-sectional area of the pin body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An implantable device comprising:
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a header;
a housing;
one or more electrical connectors connected to the header, the one or more electrical connectors positioned in a predetermined configuration; and
a feedthrough assembly mounted to the housing, the feedthrough assembly including a plurality of feedthrough pins, each feedthrough pin including a pin body and an upper contact surface for connecting to one or more of the electrical connectors, the upper contact surface having a larger surface area than a cross-sectional area of the pin body, wherein the plurality of feedthrough pins are positioned in a configuration to substantially match the configuration of the one or more electrical connectors. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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assembling a header subassembly for an implantable device such that a plurality of connectors extend from the header in a predetermined configuration;
placing the header subassembly onto a housing such that the connectors are on or above upper surfaces of feedthrough pins attached to the housing, the upper surfaces of the feedthrough pins including a nailhead shape; and
connecting the connectors to the feedthrough pins. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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