Connector assembly for use with medical devices
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1. An implantable medical device comprising:
- a header attached to a sealed housing;
a connector assembly disposed in the header comprising a contact housing having portions that overlap with a sealing ring, and a spring contact element comprising spaced apart spring fingers disposed in a contact groove defined at least in part by an interior surface of the contact housing and a radially facing wall surface of a shoulder on the sealing ring; and
a second contact housing comprising an opening;
said opening surrounding at least a portion of the sealing ring.
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Abstract
Connector assemblies for use with implantable medical devices having easy to assemble contacts are disclosed. The connector assemblies are generally formed by coupling a plurality of contact housings, sealing rings and leaf spring contact elements to form a connector having a common bore for receiving a medical lead cable. Contact grooves for positioning the leaf spring contact elements are formed in part by assembling multiple components together.
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1. An implantable medical device comprising:
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a header attached to a sealed housing; a connector assembly disposed in the header comprising a contact housing having portions that overlap with a sealing ring, and a spring contact element comprising spaced apart spring fingers disposed in a contact groove defined at least in part by an interior surface of the contact housing and a radially facing wall surface of a shoulder on the sealing ring; and
a second contact housing comprising an opening;
said opening surrounding at least a portion of the sealing ring. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A connector assembly for use with an implantable medical device comprising:
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an end cap; a contact housing comprising a bore and comprising a portion that overlaps with the end cap; a sealing ring comprising a shoulder projecting into the bore of the contact housing; and a spring contact element comprising a base ring having a plurality of spaced apart spring fingers extending therefrom disposed, at least in part, in the bore of the contact housing. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of assembling a connector assembly for use with an implantable medical device comprising:
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providing a first contact housing having a slot and an interior surface defining a cavity; inserting a spring contact element comprising a base having a plurality of fingers extending therefrom into the cavity of the first contact housing; inserting a seal ring into the base of the spring contact element; and mounting a second contact housing having a slot and an interior surface defining a cavity around at least a portion of the seal ring. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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