Electrode connector jack for an implantable medical electrical stimulator
First Claim
1. An electrical connector jack for an implantable cardiac stimulator, for making an electrical connection with a contact pin at an end of an electrode cable, said electrical connector jack comprising:
- at least one disc shaped means, having a longitudinally extending opening adapted to receive a contact pin, containing a planar layer of electrically conductive material having a contact surface disposed in said opening for making electrical contact with said contact pin, said disc-shaped means having planar layers of insulating, elastic material respectively disposed on opposite sides of and parallel to said layer of electrically conductive material and at least in a region of said contact surface, said layers of insulating elastic material and said layer of electrically conductive material being collectively elastically deformed radially and longitudinally by said contact pin as long as said contact pin is inserted into said opening for producing a continuous surface of the electrically conductive material and the insulating material pressing against said contact pin for making an electrical connection with said contact pin while simultaneously protectively sealing said contact surface of said electrically conductive material.
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Abstract
An electrical connector jack has at least one disk-shaped element made of an elastic, conductive material which has one or more contact surfaces arranged to come into contact with the corresponding contact surfaces on a contact pin. A layer of insulating, elastic material is provided on both sides of the electrically conductive material. The disk-shaped element is elastically deformed by the contact pin when the pin is inserted into the connector jack, so the contact surfaces of the electrically conductive material and the insulating material are pressed against the corresponding contact surfaces on the contact pin, the contact surfaces being protectively sealed by the contact surfaces of the insulating material.
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16 Claims
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1. An electrical connector jack for an implantable cardiac stimulator, for making an electrical connection with a contact pin at an end of an electrode cable, said electrical connector jack comprising:
at least one disc shaped means, having a longitudinally extending opening adapted to receive a contact pin, containing a planar layer of electrically conductive material having a contact surface disposed in said opening for making electrical contact with said contact pin, said disc-shaped means having planar layers of insulating, elastic material respectively disposed on opposite sides of and parallel to said layer of electrically conductive material and at least in a region of said contact surface, said layers of insulating elastic material and said layer of electrically conductive material being collectively elastically deformed radially and longitudinally by said contact pin as long as said contact pin is inserted into said opening for producing a continuous surface of the electrically conductive material and the insulating material pressing against said contact pin for making an electrical connection with said contact pin while simultaneously protectively sealing said contact surface of said electrically conductive material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14)
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9. An electrical connector jack for an implantable cardiac stimulator for making an electrical connection with a contact pin disposed at an end of an electrode cable, said electrical connector jack comprising:
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at least one disc of elastic, electrically insulating material, said at least one disc having a longitudinally extending opening therein adapted to receive a contact pin; and a plurality of electrically conductive elements embedded in said disc, each electrically conductive element having an exposed end forming a contact surface at said opening, said contact surfaces and said electrically insulating material being collectively elastically deformed radially and longitudinally by said contact pin as long as said contact pin is inserted in said opening for producing a continuous surface of said contact surfaces and said electrically insulating material pressing against said contact pin while simultaneously protectively sealing said contact surfaces of said electrically conductive elements. - View Dependent Claims (13, 15, 16)
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