CONNECTOR FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING
First Claim
1. An electrical stimulation arrangement, comprising:
- a lead comprising
1) a lead body having a distal end portion, a proximal end portion, and a first end surface on the proximal end portion of the lead body,
2) a plurality of electrodes disposed along the distal end portion of the lead body,
3) a plurality of first contacts disposed along the first end surface of the proximal end portion of the lead body, and
4) a plurality of conductors coupling the plurality of first contacts to the plurality of electrodes; and
a lead extension comprising
1) a lead extension body having a distal end portion, a proximal end portion, and a second end surface on the distal end portion of the lead extension body,
2) a plurality of terminals disposed along the proximal end portion of the lead extension body,
3) a plurality of second contacts disposed along the second end surface of the distal end portion of the lead extension body, and
4) a plurality of conductors coupling the plurality of second contacts to the plurality of terminals;
wherein a plurality of the first and second contacts form contact pairs, each contact pair containing one of the first contacts and one of the second contacts, wherein, for each contact pair, either the first contact or second contact of the contact pair is a male pin and another of the first contact or second contact of the contact pair is a female socket configured and arranged to mate with the male pin when the proximal end portion of the lead body is mated to the distal end portion of the lead extension body forming a connector.
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Abstract
One embodiment is an electrical stimulation arrangement that includes a lead having a lead body and first contacts disposed along a first end surface of the proximal end portion of the lead body; and a lead extension having a lead extension body and second contacts disposed along the second end surface of the distal end portion of the lead extension body. Several of the first and second contacts form contact pairs with each contact pair containing one first contact and one second contact. For each contact pair, either the first contact or second contact is a male pin and the other of the first contact or second contact is a female socket configured and arranged to mate with the male pin when the proximal end portion of the lead body is mated to the distal end portion of the lead extension body forming a connector.
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20 Claims
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1. An electrical stimulation arrangement, comprising:
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a lead comprising
1) a lead body having a distal end portion, a proximal end portion, and a first end surface on the proximal end portion of the lead body,
2) a plurality of electrodes disposed along the distal end portion of the lead body,
3) a plurality of first contacts disposed along the first end surface of the proximal end portion of the lead body, and
4) a plurality of conductors coupling the plurality of first contacts to the plurality of electrodes; anda lead extension comprising
1) a lead extension body having a distal end portion, a proximal end portion, and a second end surface on the distal end portion of the lead extension body,
2) a plurality of terminals disposed along the proximal end portion of the lead extension body,
3) a plurality of second contacts disposed along the second end surface of the distal end portion of the lead extension body, and
4) a plurality of conductors coupling the plurality of second contacts to the plurality of terminals;wherein a plurality of the first and second contacts form contact pairs, each contact pair containing one of the first contacts and one of the second contacts, wherein, for each contact pair, either the first contact or second contact of the contact pair is a male pin and another of the first contact or second contact of the contact pair is a female socket configured and arranged to mate with the male pin when the proximal end portion of the lead body is mated to the distal end portion of the lead extension body forming a connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electrical stimulation arrangement, comprising:
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a first elongate device comprising
1) a first body having a distal end portion, a proximal end portion, and a first end surface on the proximal end portion of the first body,
2) a plurality of first contacts disposed along the first end surface of the proximal end portion of the first body, and
3) a plurality of conductors electrically coupled to the plurality of first contacts and extending along the first body; anda second elongate device comprising
1) a second body having a distal end portion, a proximal end portion, and a second end surface on the distal end portion of the second body,
2) a plurality of second contacts disposed along the second end surface of the distal end portion of the second body, and
3) a plurality of conductors electrically coupled to the plurality of second contacts and extending along the second body;wherein a plurality of the first and second contacts form contact pairs, each contact pair containing one of the first contacts and one of the second contacts, wherein, for each contact pair, either the first contact or second contact of the contact pair is a male pin and another of the first contact or second contact of the contact pair is a female socket configured and arranged to mate with the male pin when the proximal end portion of the first body is mated to the distal end portion of the second body forming a connector. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. An electrical stimulation arrangement, comprising:
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a first elongate device comprising
1) a first body having a first end surface,
2) a plurality of first contacts disposed along the first end surface of the first body, and
3) a plurality of conductors electrically coupled to the plurality of first contacts; anda second device comprising
1) a second body having a second end surface,
2) a plurality of second contacts disposed along the second end surface of the second body, and
3) a plurality of conductors electrically coupled to the plurality of second contacts;wherein a plurality of the first and second contacts form contact pairs, each contact pair containing one of the first contacts and one of the second contacts, wherein, for each contact pair, either the first contact or second contact of the contact pair is a male pin and another of the first contact or second contact of the contact pair is a female socket configured and arranged to mate with the male pin when the first end surface of the first body is mated to the second end surface of the second body forming a connector.
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