MEDICAL DEVICE CONTACT ASSEMBLIES FOR USE WITH IMPLANTABLE LEADS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
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1. An electrically powered medical device, comprising:
- a patient implantable element having a receiving cavity; and
at least one contact assembly positioned in the receiving cavity, the contact assembly comprising;
a housing having an annular shape with an inner surface defining at least in part an opening; and
a contact disposed at least partially within the opening, the contact having a plurality of leaf spring portions.
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Abstract
Medical devices and contact assemblies for electrical connections between medical device components are disclosed herein. A medical device in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a patient implantable element having a receiving cavity and at least one contact assembly positioned in the receiving cavity. The contact assembly can include a housing having an annular shape with an inner surface defining at least in part an opening. The contact assembly can further include a contact disposed at least partially within the opening and having a plurality of leaf spring portions.
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26 Claims
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1. An electrically powered medical device, comprising:
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a patient implantable element having a receiving cavity; and at least one contact assembly positioned in the receiving cavity, the contact assembly comprising; a housing having an annular shape with an inner surface defining at least in part an opening; and a contact disposed at least partially within the opening, the contact having a plurality of leaf spring portions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A contact assembly for electrically coupling medical device components, the contact assembly comprising:
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a ring shaped housing having an opening; and a metal cage disposed at least partially within the opening, the metal cage comprising; a first ring portion; a second ring portion; and a plurality of spring portions extending from the first ring portion to the second ring portion, with individual spring portions having an inward offset. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A medical device, comprising:
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an electrical patient treatment element having a receiving cavity; a plurality of contact assemblies disposed sequentially from proximate a first end of the receiving cavity to proximate a second end of the receiving cavity, individual contact assemblies comprising; a housing having an annular shape with an inner surface at least partially defining an opening; and a contact positioned in the opening and having a first ring portion, a second ring portion and a plurality of leaf spring portions extending between the first ring portion and the second ring portion; and a plurality of conducting wires, individual conducting wires operably coupled to corresponding individual contact assemblies. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method for forming a medical device, the method comprising:
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forming an electrical patient treatment element having a receiving cavity; forming a plurality of annular-shaped housings, individual housings having openings disposed around an axis; forming a plurality of contacts, individual contacts having a plurality of leaf spring portions; positioning individual contacts in the openings of individual annular-shaped housings with the leaf spring portions arranged around the axis; and positioning the plurality of annular-shaped housings in the receiving cavity. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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