METHODS OF MANUFACTURING A HERMETIC LEAD CONNECTOR
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1. A method of manufacturing a hermetic lead connector comprising:
- fixing an electrically insulating ring between an electrically conducting contact ring and an electrically conducting spacer ring to form a hermetic ring subassembly;
fixing a plurality of the hermetic ring subassemblies in axial alignment to form a hermetic lead connector, the hermetic lead connector comprising an open end, an outer surface, and an inner surface defining a lead aperture and the hermetic lead connector provides a hermetic seal between the outer surface and the inner surface.
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a hermetic lead connector includes fixing an electrically insulating ring between an electrically conducting contact ring and an electrically conducting spacer ring to form a hermetic ring subassembly, and fixing a plurality of the hermetic ring subassemblies in axial alignment to form a hermetic lead connector. The hermetic lead connector includes an open end, an outer surface, and an inner surface defining a lead aperture. The hermetic lead connector provides a hermetic seal between the outer surface and the inner surface.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of manufacturing a hermetic lead connector comprising:
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fixing an electrically insulating ring between an electrically conducting contact ring and an electrically conducting spacer ring to form a hermetic ring subassembly; fixing a plurality of the hermetic ring subassemblies in axial alignment to form a hermetic lead connector, the hermetic lead connector comprising an open end, an outer surface, and an inner surface defining a lead aperture and the hermetic lead connector provides a hermetic seal between the outer surface and the inner surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of manufacturing an implantable active medical device comprising;
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providing an active medical device housing defining a housing interior, a power source and electronics in electrical communication are disposed within the housing interior; and fixing a hermetic lead connector to the active medical device housing, the hermetic lead connector projecting into the housing interior and having an open end projecting through the active medical device housing, the hermetic lead connector comprising an outer surface and an inner surface defining a lead aperture, the hermetic lead connector comprising one or more electrically conducting contact rings spaced apart by electrically insulating rings, the one or more electrically conducting contact rings in electrical communication with the electronics, and the hermetic lead connector providing a hermetic seal between the hermetic lead connector outer surface and the hermetic lead connector inner surface. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of manufacturing an implantable active medical device comprising;
disposing a hermetic lead connector into an active medical device housing, the active medical device housing defining a housing interior, a power source and electronics in electrical communication are disposed within the housing interior, the hermetic lead connector having an open end projecting through the active medical device housing, the hermetic lead connector defining a hermetic lead connector outer surface and a hermetic 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, the one or more electrically conducting contact rings in electrical communication with the electronics, and the lead connector providing a hermetic seal between the lead connector outer surface and the lead connector inner surface.
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