Multipolar connector for pacing lead
First Claim
1. A pacing lead assembly comprising a multiconductor pacing lead and a connector assembly surrounding the proximal end of said multiconductor pacing lead, said multiconductor pacing lead having said proximal end and a distal end and including at least two wire conductors within a sheath of insulating material, and said connector assembly including at least one metal band, means for electrically connecting one wire conductor to said one metal band, insulating means on either side of said metal band, a resilient conductive ring resiliently received on said band for electrically connecting said metal band to a metal ring in a socket in a pulse generator into which said connector assembly is inserted, and said band comprising means for retaining said resilient conductive ring in place on said metal band and for preventing said ring from being moved axially off of said metal band on relative movement between said connector and the socket.
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Abstract
The pacing lead assembly includes a multiconductor pacing lead including a plurality of wire conductors within a sheath of insulating material. A connector assembly surrounds the proximal end of the pacing lead and includes spaced apart metal bands on the sheath with each one of the wire conductors electrically connected to one of the metal bands. The connector assembly also includes insulating segments between the metal bands and a resilient conductive ring on each metal band adapted to make electrical connection with a metal ring in a socket in a pulse generator into which the connector assembly is inserted. The metal bands are spool-shaped with end flanges that provide means for retaining each resilient conductive ring in place on the metal band.
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9 Claims
- 1. A pacing lead assembly comprising a multiconductor pacing lead and a connector assembly surrounding the proximal end of said multiconductor pacing lead, said multiconductor pacing lead having said proximal end and a distal end and including at least two wire conductors within a sheath of insulating material, and said connector assembly including at least one metal band, means for electrically connecting one wire conductor to said one metal band, insulating means on either side of said metal band, a resilient conductive ring resiliently received on said band for electrically connecting said metal band to a metal ring in a socket in a pulse generator into which said connector assembly is inserted, and said band comprising means for retaining said resilient conductive ring in place on said metal band and for preventing said ring from being moved axially off of said metal band on relative movement between said connector and the socket.
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