Connector assembly for electrodes
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1. A connector assembly having an interior for electrically connecting an implantable electrode having an electrical lead array to monitoring equipment, comprising:
- a nonconducting lead holder,an electrical conductor array positioned in the interior of said connector assembly,a nonconducting base holding the electrical conductor array, wherein the lead holder is moveable with respect to the base from a first position to an operating position, anda resilient element adapted to bias the lead holder from the first position to the operating position.
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Abstract
A connector assembly and method for electrically connecting an implantable electrode having an electrical lead array to monitoring equipment. The connector assembly includes a lead holder, an electrical conductor array, and a base holding the electrical conductor array, and a resilient element. The lead holder is moveable with respect to the base from a first position to an operating position. The resilient element is adapted to bias the lead holder from the first position to the operating position.
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1. A connector assembly having an interior for electrically connecting an implantable electrode having an electrical lead array to monitoring equipment, comprising:
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a nonconducting lead holder, an electrical conductor array positioned in the interior of said connector assembly, a nonconducting base holding the electrical conductor array, wherein the lead holder is moveable with respect to the base from a first position to an operating position, and a resilient element adapted to bias the lead holder from the first position to the operating position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 18, 19, 20)
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6. A connector assembly having an interior for electrically connecting an implantable electrode having an electrical lead array to monitoring equipment, comprising:
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a nonconducting lead holder having a channel through which the lead array is inserted, an electrical conductor array in the interior of said connector assembly, a nonconducting base holding the electrical conductor array, having an opening adapted to be aligned with the channel in the holder and having thereon a resilient element which causes the electrical connector array to be biased against the lead array, wherein the holder moves relative to the base such that when the opening in the base is aligned with the channel in the holder, the lead array is inserted into the channel causing electrical contact between the lead array and the electrical conductor array. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A connector assembly having an interior for electrically connecting an implantable electrode having an electrical lead array to monitoring equipment, comprising:
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a nonconducting lead holder, an electrical conductor array positioned in the interior of said connector assembly, a nonconducting base holding the electrical conductor array, wherein the lead holder is moveable with respect to the base from a first position to an operating position, and a means of biasing the lead holder from the first position to the operating position. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 17)
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12. A method for electrically connecting a lead array from an electrode to an external monitoring device, comprising:
providing a connector assembly having an interior and comprising; a nonconducting lead holder, an electrical conductor array positioned in the interior of the connector assembly, a nonconducting base holding the electrical conductor array, wherein the lead holder is moveable with respect to the base from a first position to an operating position, and a resilient element adapted to bias the lead holder from the first position to the operating position; inserting the lead array into the lead holder, and urging the lead array and the base toward each other by means of the resilient element, thus making electrical contact between the lead array and the electrical conductor array. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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