Connector and methods of fabrication
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1. A connector comprising:
- a unitary body defining a hollow center region configured and arranged to receive a proximal contact portion of a lead, the unitary body further defining within the hollow center region a plurality of spaced-apart connector pockets, wherein each connector pocket defines an opening through the unitary body, and the unitary body further defining within the hollow center region a plurality of seal features disposed between the connector pockets, the connector pockets adapted to receive a plurality of conductive contacts entirely therein except for a part, if any, of the contacts which protrude through the openings.
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Abstract
A connector includes a unitary body defining a hollow center region configured and arranged to receive a proximal contact portion of a lead. The unitary body may define connector pockets and seal features within the hollow center region. The connector pockets can be spaced-apart and may define openings through the unitary body. The seal features may be disposed between the connector pockets.
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1. A connector comprising:
a unitary body defining a hollow center region configured and arranged to receive a proximal contact portion of a lead, the unitary body further defining within the hollow center region a plurality of spaced-apart connector pockets, wherein each connector pocket defines an opening through the unitary body, and the unitary body further defining within the hollow center region a plurality of seal features disposed between the connector pockets, the connector pockets adapted to receive a plurality of conductive contacts entirely therein except for a part, if any, of the contacts which protrude through the openings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A stimulation device comprising:
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a lead with a proximal contact portion comprising a plurality of contacts; an electronic subassembly; a connector that receives the proximal contact portion of the lead, wherein the connector comprises a unitary body that defines a hollow center region configured and arranged to receive the proximal contact portion of the lead, wherein the unitary body further defines within the hollow center region a plurality of spaced-apart connector pockets, wherein each connector pocket defines an opening through the connector, and the unitary body further defining within the hollow center region a plurality of seal features disposed between the connector pockets and entirely in the connector pockets except for a part, if any, of the contacts which protrude through the openings; and a plurality of conductive contacts disposed in the openings of the connector and configured and arranged to couple the contacts of the lead to the electronic subassembly. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of making a stimulation device that provides electrical pulses to a tissue comprising:
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forming a connector comprising a unitary body defining a hollow center region configured and arranged to receive a proximal contact portion of a lead, wherein the unitary body further defines within the hollow center region a plurality of spaced-apart connector pockets, wherein each connector pocket defines an opening through the unitary body, and the unitary body further defining within the hollow center region a plurality of seal features disposed between the connector pockets; disposing a plurality of conductive contacts in the openings through the unitary body and entirely in the connector pockets except for a part, if any, of the contacts which protrude through the openings; and coupling contacts on a lead to an electronic subassembly through the connector and conductive contacts. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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