TOOLLESS CONNECTOR FOR LATCHING STIMULATION LEADS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING
First Claim
1. An electrical stimulation lead latching kit, comprising:
- a connector comprising a housing that defines a lead lumen and a latching lumen that at least partially intersects the lead lumen, wherein the lead lumen is configured to receive a portion of an electrical stimulation lead or lead extension; and
a latching device comprising a latching pin, a handle, and an attaching element that attaches the latching pin to the handle, wherein the latching pin has a longitudinal surface and is configured for insertion into the latching lumen and the attaching element is configured to enable the latching pin to detach from the handle when the latching pin is in the latching lumen, wherein the latching pin has a cross-sectional dimension so that, when the latching pin is positioned in the latching lumen and the portion of the electrical stimulation lead or lead extension is positioned in the lead lumen, the longitudinal surface of the latching pin engages the portion of the electrical stimulation lead or lead extension to latch the electrical stimulation lead or lead extension to the connector.
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Abstract
An electrical stimulation lead latching kit includes a connector having a housing that defines a lead lumen and a latching lumen that at least partially intersects the lead lumen; and a latching device including a latching pin, a handle, and an attaching element that attaches the latching pin to the handle. The latching pin has a longitudinal surface and is configured for insertion into the latching lumen, and the attaching element is configured to enable the latching pin to detach from the handle when the latching pin is in the latching lumen. When the latching pin is positioned in the latching lumen and a portion of an electrical stimulation lead or lead extension is positioned in the lead lumen, the longitudinal surface of the latching pin engages the electrical stimulation lead or lead extension to latch the electrical stimulation lead or lead extension to the connector.
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1. An electrical stimulation lead latching kit, comprising:
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a connector comprising a housing that defines a lead lumen and a latching lumen that at least partially intersects the lead lumen, wherein the lead lumen is configured to receive a portion of an electrical stimulation lead or lead extension; and a latching device comprising a latching pin, a handle, and an attaching element that attaches the latching pin to the handle, wherein the latching pin has a longitudinal surface and is configured for insertion into the latching lumen and the attaching element is configured to enable the latching pin to detach from the handle when the latching pin is in the latching lumen, wherein the latching pin has a cross-sectional dimension so that, when the latching pin is positioned in the latching lumen and the portion of the electrical stimulation lead or lead extension is positioned in the lead lumen, the longitudinal surface of the latching pin engages the portion of the electrical stimulation lead or lead extension to latch the electrical stimulation lead or lead extension to the connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20)
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18. A connector, comprising:
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a housing that defines a lead lumen and a latching lumen that at least partially intersects the lead lumen, wherein the lead lumen is configured to receive a portion of an electrical stimulation lead or lead extension; and a latching pin disposed in the latching lumen, wherein the latching pin has a longitudinal surface that is configured for rotation between an unlocked position and a locked position, wherein, in the unlocked position, the connector is configured for insertion or removal of a portion of the electrical stimulation lead or lead extension from the lead lumen and, in the locked position with the portion of the electrical stimulation lead or lead extension disposed in the lead lumen, the longitudinal surface of the latching pin engages the portion of the electrical stimulation lead or lead extension to latch the electrical stimulation lead or lead extension to the connector.
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