Lead connector for an implantable electric stimulation system and methods of making and using
First Claim
1. A lead-connection system comprising:
- a lead with a distal end and a proximal end, the lead comprisinga plurality of electrodes disposed at the distal end,a plurality of terminals disposed at the proximal end, anda plurality of conductor wires disposed along the lead to electrically couple each of the plurality of electrodes to a different one of the plurality of terminals; and
a connector configured and arranged for receiving the proximal end of the lead, the connector defining a port configured and arranged for receiving the proximal end of the lead, and comprising more than eight connector contacts disposed in the connector, wherein the number of connector contacts is greater than the number of terminals disposed on the proximal end of the lead, and when the connector receives the proximal end of the lead, each of the plurality of terminals disposed on the proximal end of the lead makes electrical contact with at least one of the connector contacts of the connector and no two terminals make electrical contact with a same one of the connector contacts.
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Abstract
A lead-connection system includes a lead and a connector. The lead includes a distal end, a proximal end, a plurality of electrodes disposed at the distal end, a plurality of terminals disposed at the proximal end, and a plurality of conductor wires electrically coupling each of the plurality of electrodes to a different one of the plurality of terminals. The connector defines a port for receiving the proximal end of the lead and a plurality of connector contacts. The number of connector contacts is greater than the number of terminals disposed on the proximal end of the lead. When the connector receives the proximal end of the lead, each of the terminals disposed on the proximal end of the lead makes electrical contact with at least one of the connector contacts of the connector and no two terminals make electrical contact with a same one of the connector contacts.
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1. A lead-connection system comprising:
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a lead with a distal end and a proximal end, the lead comprising a plurality of electrodes disposed at the distal end, a plurality of terminals disposed at the proximal end, and a plurality of conductor wires disposed along the lead to electrically couple each of the plurality of electrodes to a different one of the plurality of terminals; and a connector configured and arranged for receiving the proximal end of the lead, the connector defining a port configured and arranged for receiving the proximal end of the lead, and comprising more than eight connector contacts disposed in the connector, wherein the number of connector contacts is greater than the number of terminals disposed on the proximal end of the lead, and when the connector receives the proximal end of the lead, each of the plurality of terminals disposed on the proximal end of the lead makes electrical contact with at least one of the connector contacts of the connector and no two terminals make electrical contact with a same one of the connector contacts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electrical stimulating system comprising:
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a lead having a distal end and a proximal end, the lead comprising a plurality of electrodes disposed at the distal end, a plurality of terminals disposed at the proximal end, and a plurality of conductor wires coupling the plurality of electrodes electrically to the plurality of terminals; a control module configured and arranged to electrically couple to the lead, the control module comprising a housing, an electronic subassembly disposed in the housing; and a connector configured and arranged for receiving the proximal end of the lead, the connector defining a port configured and arranged for receiving the proximal end of the lead, and comprising more than eight connector contacts disposed in the connector, wherein the number of connector contacts is greater than the number of terminals disposed on the proximal end of the lead, and when the connector receives the proximal end of the lead, each of the plurality of terminal disposed on the proximal end of the lead makes electrical contact with at least one of the connector contacts of the connector and no two terminals make electrical contact with a same one of the connector contacts. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for stimulating patient tissue, the method comprising:
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implanting a lead into a patient, the lead comprising a plurality of electrodes disposed on a distal end electrically coupled to a plurality of terminals disposed on a proximal end by a plurality of contact wires; disposing the proximal end of the lead into a connector, the connector defining at least one port for receiving the proximal end of the lead, the at least one port comprising more than eight connective contacts that electrically couple to at least one of the plurality of terminals, the number of connector contacts being greater than the number of terminals disposed on the proximal end of the lead, and no two terminals making electrical contact with a same one of the connector contacts; and providing electrical signals from the at least one control module to electrically stimulate patient tissue using at least one of the plurality of electrodes disposed on the lead. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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