HERMETIC LEAD CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY
First Claim
1. A hermetic lead connector assembly comprising;
- a hermetic lead connector having an open end, a lead connector outer surface and a lead connector inner surface defining a lead aperture, the hermetic lead connector comprising one or more electrically conducting contact rings spaced apart by electrically insulating rings, and the hermetic lead connector providing a hermetic seal between the lead connector outer surface and the lead connector inner surface; and
a rigid sleeve disposed about the lead connector outer surface, the rigid sleeve having an aperture that exposes a portion of the one or more electrically conducting contact rings.
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Abstract
A hermetic lead connector assembly includes a hermetic lead connector having an open end, a lead connector outer surface and a lead connector inner surface defining a lead aperture and a rigid sleeve is disposed about the hermetic lead connector outer surface. The hermetic lead connector has one or more electrically conducting contact rings spaced apart by electrically insulating rings. The hermetic lead connector provides a hermetic seal between the lead connector outer surface and the lead connector inner surface. The rigid sleeve has an aperture that exposes a portion of the one or more electrically conducting contact rings.
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23 Claims
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1. A hermetic lead connector assembly comprising;
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a hermetic lead connector having an open end, a lead connector outer surface and a lead connector inner surface defining a lead aperture, the hermetic lead connector comprising one or more electrically conducting contact rings spaced apart by electrically insulating rings, and the hermetic lead connector providing a hermetic seal between the lead connector outer surface and the lead connector inner surface; and a rigid sleeve disposed about the lead connector outer surface, the rigid sleeve having an aperture that exposes a portion of the one or more electrically conducting contact rings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A hermetic lead connector assembly comprising;
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a hermetic lead connector having an open end, a lead connector outer surface and a lead connector inner surface defining a lead aperture, the hermetic lead connector comprising a plurality of ring subassemblies fixed in axial alignment, and each ring subassembly comprises an electrically insulating ring fixed between an electrically conducting contact ring and an electrically conducting spacer ring, and the hermetic lead connector providing a hermetic seal between the lead connector outer surface and the lead connector inner surface; and a rigid sleeve disposed about the hermetic lead connector outer surface, the rigid sleeve having an aperture that exposes a portion of the one or more electrically conducting contact rings. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An implantable active medical device comprising;
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a hermetically sealed housing defining a sealed housing interior; a power source and electronics in electrical communication and disposed within the sealed housing interior; a hermetic lead connector projecting into the sealed housing interior and having an open end, a lead connector outer surface and a lead connector inner surface defining a lead aperture, the hermetic lead connector comprising one or more electrically conducting contact rings spaced apart by electrically insulating rings, and the hermetic lead connector providing a hermetic seal between the lead connector outer surface and the lead connector inner surface; and a rigid sleeve disposed about the lead connector outer surface, the rigid sleeve having an aperture that exposes a portion of the one or more electrically conducting contact rings. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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