Lead frame and strip molding for contact connectors in implantable medical devices
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1. An electrical connector in combination with an implantable medical device (IMD), for establishing permanent electrical communication between internal components of the IMD wherein said internal components couple to deployable medical electrical leads, comprising:
- a molded housing of insulating material adapted to sealingly couple to a surface of the IMD, said housing comprising a plurality of contact pad-receiving interlocking structures;
a metallic insert having each of a plurality of wire contact pads sealingly secured to one of the plurality of contact pad-receiving interlocking structures of the molded housing wherein said insert includes a manually removable tab attached to the plurality of wire contact pads of the stamped insert so the removable tab and wire contact pads are in common electrical communication, and wherein the wire contact pads are sized to receive an end portion of an electrical wire; and
means formed in said molded housing adapted for guiding the end portion of the electrical wire to each wire contact pad.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method of electrically connecting components of an implantable medical device are disclosed. One embodiment is an apparatus having at least one electrical connector comprising a tab section and a housing at least partially enclosing the electrical connectors, wherein the housing is molded into sealing engagement with the electrical connectors and the tab section is capable of removal from the electrical connector after the housing is molded.
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1. An electrical connector in combination with an implantable medical device (IMD), for establishing permanent electrical communication between internal components of the IMD wherein said internal components couple to deployable medical electrical leads, comprising:
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a molded housing of insulating material adapted to sealingly couple to a surface of the IMD, said housing comprising a plurality of contact pad-receiving interlocking structures;
a metallic insert having each of a plurality of wire contact pads sealingly secured to one of the plurality of contact pad-receiving interlocking structures of the molded housing wherein said insert includes a manually removable tab attached to the plurality of wire contact pads of the stamped insert so the removable tab and wire contact pads are in common electrical communication, and wherein the wire contact pads are sized to receive an end portion of an electrical wire; and
means formed in said molded housing adapted for guiding the end portion of the electrical wire to each wire contact pad. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus in combination with an implantable medical device (IMD), for permanently connecting electrically-conducting components of the IMD so that deployable medical electrical leads can be coupled thereto, comprising:
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at least one electrical connector comprising a tab section and a plurality of spaced-apart electrically conducting wire bonding pads in common electrical communication; and
a non-conductive housing at least partially enclosing the plurality of spaced-apart electrically conducting wire bonding pads of the at least one electrical connector, wherein said non-conductive housing comprises a plurality of structures adapted to mechanically interlock and individually retain each of the spaced-apart electrically conducting wire bonding pads, and wherein the at least one electrical connector is adapted to assist manual separation of the tab section from the plurality of spaced-apart electrically bonding pads, and wherein the wire bonding pads comprise a substantially flat wire-receiving portion. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A feedthrough arrangement in combination with an implantable medical device (IMD), for establishing permanent electrical communication between internal circuits of the IMD and at least one removeable remote electrical component, comprising:
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a plurality of spaced-apart electrical contacts for conducting electrical signals communicated through a plurality of elongated conductors in common electrical communication with a removable tab portion;
a molded housing comprising an electrical insulating material, the molded housing enclosing a portion of the plurality of electrical contacts, the housing disposed in sealing engagement with said portion of the plurality of electrical contacts, the housing further comprising a plurality of apertures, wherein the plurality of apertures are adapted for receiving wire-bonded electrical wires for permanent connection with the plurality of electrical contacts; and
wherein the feedthrough arrangement is a component of the IMD. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An electrical connector in combination with an implantable medical device (IMD), for permanently coupling a plurality of elongated electrical wires to circuitry disposed within the IMD comprising:
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an insert member comprising a plurality of electrical contact pads and a connecting tab severably connected to the plurality of electrical contact pads; and
an electrically insulative housing, the housing comprising discrete interlocking structures in contact with and retaining each of the plurality of electrical contact pads;
wherein each of the contact pads of the electrical connector is a component in the IMD. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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