SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING IMPROVED OPERATING-ROOM CABLES FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. An operating-room-cable assembly for electrically coupling at least one implantable electrical stimulation lead to a trial stimulator, the operating-room-cable assembly comprising:
- an elongated body having a first end portion and an opposing second end portion;
a trial-stimulator connector disposed along the second end portion of the elongated body; and
a lead connector disposed along the first end portion of the elongated body and electrically coupled to the trial-stimulator connector, the lead connector configured and arranged to mechanically receive a proximal end portion of a first electrical stimulation lead, the lead connector comprisinga lead-connector housing having an interior and a longitudinal length, the lead-connector housing comprising a first housing element and a second housing element that are slidably coupleable to one another along the longitudinal length of the lead-connector housing to transition the lead-connector housing between an open position and a closed position,a first connector port defined along the interior of the lead-connector housing and extending along the longitudinal length of the lead-connector housing, the first connector port comprising a first longitudinal surface formed by the first housing element and a second longitudinal surface formed by the second housing element,a first lead retainer disposed along the second longitudinal surface of the first connector port and open to the first connector port, the first lead retainer configured and arranged to receive the proximal end portion of the first electrical stimulation lead when the lead-connector housing is in the open position, anda first plurality of connector contacts disposed along the first longitudinal surface of the first connector port and open to the first connector port, the first plurality of connector contacts configured and arranged to couple to the plurality of terminals disposed along the proximal end portion of the first electrical stimulation lead when the proximal end portion of the first electrical stimulation lead is received by the first lead retainer and the lead-connector housing is in the closed position; and
a plurality of operating-room-cable conductors coupled to the first plurality of connector contacts and extending along the elongated body.
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Abstract
An operating-room-cable assembly includes a lead connector with a lead-connector housing for receiving a lead. The lead-connector housing includes a first housing element and a second housing element that slide relative to one another to transition the lead-connector housing between an open position and a closed position. A connector port is defined in the lead-connector housing and includes a first surface formed by the first housing element and a second surface formed by the second housing element. A lead retainer is disposed along the second surface and receives the lead when the lead-connector housing is in the open position. Connector contacts are disposed along the first surface. The connector contacts couple to terminals disposed along the lead when the lead is received by the lead retainer and the lead-connector housing is in the closed position. Operating-room-cable conductors are coupled to the connector contacts and extend along the elongated body.
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1. An operating-room-cable assembly for electrically coupling at least one implantable electrical stimulation lead to a trial stimulator, the operating-room-cable assembly comprising:
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an elongated body having a first end portion and an opposing second end portion; a trial-stimulator connector disposed along the second end portion of the elongated body; and a lead connector disposed along the first end portion of the elongated body and electrically coupled to the trial-stimulator connector, the lead connector configured and arranged to mechanically receive a proximal end portion of a first electrical stimulation lead, the lead connector comprising a lead-connector housing having an interior and a longitudinal length, the lead-connector housing comprising a first housing element and a second housing element that are slidably coupleable to one another along the longitudinal length of the lead-connector housing to transition the lead-connector housing between an open position and a closed position, a first connector port defined along the interior of the lead-connector housing and extending along the longitudinal length of the lead-connector housing, the first connector port comprising a first longitudinal surface formed by the first housing element and a second longitudinal surface formed by the second housing element, a first lead retainer disposed along the second longitudinal surface of the first connector port and open to the first connector port, the first lead retainer configured and arranged to receive the proximal end portion of the first electrical stimulation lead when the lead-connector housing is in the open position, and a first plurality of connector contacts disposed along the first longitudinal surface of the first connector port and open to the first connector port, the first plurality of connector contacts configured and arranged to couple to the plurality of terminals disposed along the proximal end portion of the first electrical stimulation lead when the proximal end portion of the first electrical stimulation lead is received by the first lead retainer and the lead-connector housing is in the closed position; and a plurality of operating-room-cable conductors coupled to the first plurality of connector contacts and extending along the elongated body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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