Apparatus for connecting a probe connector and an active implantable medical device
First Claim
1. An active implantable medical device, comprising a generator connector including an axial female cavity having an internal surface to receive an external surface of a probe connector and an outlet, at least one connection output in said cavity, and means for mechanically immobilizing the probe connector in the cavity, the at least one connection output comprising an electrical conducting element and means for exerting a radial support pressure on said electrical conducting element and against a conducting element of the external surface of the probe connector, wherein the immobilizing means is distinct from the at least one connection output and further comprises a locking wedge to be forcibly inserted between the probe external surface and the cavity internal surface at an outlet of the cavity, said wedge having a longitudinal axis and a cuneiform profile in section along said axis.
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Abstract
Apparatus for mechanically immobilizing a probe connector in a generator connector of an active implantable medical device, especially for a cardiac pacemaker, defibrillator and/or cardiovertor. The active implantable medical device comprises a generator connector (10) with an axial female cavity (26) receiving a probe connector (24), at least one connection output (12, 14) and apparatus for the mechanical immobilisation the probe connector in the cavity. The connection output exerts a radial support pressure of the output conducting element (16, 18) against a corresponding conducting element (20, 22) of the probe connector to achieve an adequate electrical connection. Separate from the electrical contacts at the connection outputs, and at the outlet of the cavity, a locking wedge (38) is inserted and held in place between an external surface (46) of the probe and an internal surface (48) of the cavity to achieve a mechanical immobilization of the probe in the generator connector.
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19 Claims
- 1. An active implantable medical device, comprising a generator connector including an axial female cavity having an internal surface to receive an external surface of a probe connector and an outlet, at least one connection output in said cavity, and means for mechanically immobilizing the probe connector in the cavity, the at least one connection output comprising an electrical conducting element and means for exerting a radial support pressure on said electrical conducting element and against a conducting element of the external surface of the probe connector, wherein the immobilizing means is distinct from the at least one connection output and further comprises a locking wedge to be forcibly inserted between the probe external surface and the cavity internal surface at an outlet of the cavity, said wedge having a longitudinal axis and a cuneiform profile in section along said axis.
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11. Apparatus for connecting a probe to an active implantable medical device, comprising:
a generator connector including an axial female cavity having an internal surface and an outlet to receive an external surface of a probe connector and at least one connection output, the connection output comprising a radial support pressure element coupled to a conducting element to urge said conducting element against a conducting element on the external surface of the probe connector in electrical contact therewith; and
a locking wedge insertable between the probe external surface and the cavity internal surface at the outlet of the cavity, said wedge having a longitudinal axis and a cuneiform profile in section along said axis.- View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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