Device for affixing a lead connector to an implantable stimulator
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1. A contact pin affixing device comprising:
- an electrically conductive contact pin;
a housing containing a connector part having an opening with a longitudinal axis, said contact pin being inserted into said opening in a direction along said longitudinal axis; and
an affixing assembly, contained in said connector part and through which said contact pin passes as said contact pin moves along said longitudinal axis, said affixing assembly having elements actuated exclusively by longitudinal movement of said contact pin to move between a contact pin-affixing position and a contact pin-release position, at least one of said elements being electrically conductive and producing an electrical connection with said contact pin in said pin-affixing position.
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Abstract
A device for affixing an elongate contact pin on an electrode lead for connection to a medical implant, such as a heart stimulator, contains an elongate connector part with an opening at one end into which the contact pin can be inserted. The connector part has an affixing part which, when acted on by the contact pin, can move in the connector part'"'"'s longitudinal direction between a contact pin-affixing position and a contact pin-release position.
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1. A contact pin affixing device comprising:
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an electrically conductive contact pin; a housing containing a connector part having an opening with a longitudinal axis, said contact pin being inserted into said opening in a direction along said longitudinal axis; and an affixing assembly, contained in said connector part and through which said contact pin passes as said contact pin moves along said longitudinal axis, said affixing assembly having elements actuated exclusively by longitudinal movement of said contact pin to move between a contact pin-affixing position and a contact pin-release position, at least one of said elements being electrically conductive and producing an electrical connection with said contact pin in said pin-affixing position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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