A pacer including a multiple connector assembly with removable wedge and method of use
First Claim
1. A pacer including a connector assembly for use in a cardiac pacing system comprising:
- a pacer case having a top wall and pulse generating means enclosed therein;
a pacing lead having a distal end, a distal end portion, a proximal end and a proximal end portion with a plurality of spaced apart connector bands mounted on said proximal end portion;
a neck assembly mounted to said top wall of said pacer case;
said connector assembly comprising an elastomeric neck mounted on said top wall of said pacer case and forming part of said neck assembly;
said neck having a lumen therein for receiving said proximal end portion of said pacing lead;
a plurality of resilient conductive means in said neck, each of said resilient conductive means being in registry with respective ones of said connector bands on said proximal end portion of said lead when said lead is positioned in said lumen;
and said neck assembly including removable means for urging said resilient conductive means against said connector bands thereby providing electrical continuity between said pulse generating means and said pacing lead.
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Abstract
A connector assembly for use in a cardiac pacer system comprising a cardiac pacer including a pacer case having a top wall and a pacing lead having a distal end, a distal end portion, a proximal end and a proximal end portion with at least one connector band mounted on said proximal end portion. A neck assembly is mounted to the top wall of the pacer case. The connector assembly comprises an elastomeric neck mounted on the top wall of the pacer case and forms part of the neck assembly. The neck has a lumen therein for receiving the proximal end portion of the pacing lead. A resilient conductive member is mounted in the neck and is positioned to contact the connector band on the proximal end portion of the lead received in the lumen. The neck assembly further includes a removable wedge for urging the resilient conductive member against the connector band.
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24 Claims
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1. A pacer including a connector assembly for use in a cardiac pacing system comprising:
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a pacer case having a top wall and pulse generating means enclosed therein; a pacing lead having a distal end, a distal end portion, a proximal end and a proximal end portion with a plurality of spaced apart connector bands mounted on said proximal end portion; a neck assembly mounted to said top wall of said pacer case; said connector assembly comprising an elastomeric neck mounted on said top wall of said pacer case and forming part of said neck assembly; said neck having a lumen therein for receiving said proximal end portion of said pacing lead; a plurality of resilient conductive means in said neck, each of said resilient conductive means being in registry with respective ones of said connector bands on said proximal end portion of said lead when said lead is positioned in said lumen; and said neck assembly including removable means for urging said resilient conductive means against said connector bands thereby providing electrical continuity between said pulse generating means and said pacing lead. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for connecting a pacing lead proximal end portion to a connector assembly of a cardiac pacer including a pacer case having a top wall and pulse generating means enclosed within said pacer case, said lead having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion with a plurality of connector bands mounted on said proximal end portion, an elastomeric neck mounted on said top wall of said pacer case, said neck having a lumen therein to receive said proximal end portion of said pacing lead, said connector assembly including a plurality of resilient conductive means adjacent to said lumen in said neck, and said neck assembly including removable means for urging said resilient conductor means against said connector bands, said method including the steps of:
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(a) removing said urging means from a space in said neck assembly above said elastomeric neck; (b) inserting said proximal end of said pacing lead into said lumen until said connector bands are in registry with said respective resilient conductive means; and (c) inserting said urging means through an opening in said neck assembly into said space in said neck assembly to urge said resilient conductive means against said connector bands. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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