Implantable medical device including a plurality of lead connection assemblies
First Claim
1. An implantable medical system comprising:
- a housing;
a first therapy module enclosed within the housing and configured to generate a first electrical stimulation therapy for delivery to a patient;
a second therapy module enclosed within the housing and configured to generate a second electrical stimulation therapy for delivery to the patient;
a first lead connection assembly including a first electrical connector electrically coupled to the first therapy module; and
a second lead connection assembly including a second electrical connector electrically coupled to the second therapy module,wherein the first electrical connector defines a first opening and the second electrical connector defines a second opening, andwherein the first opening faces a first direction and the second opening faces a second direction that is substantially orthogonal to the first direction.
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Abstract
An implantable medical device (IMD) may include at least two separate lead connection assemblies, each with electrical connectors for connecting implantable leads to the IMD. In some examples, a IMD may include a first therapy module configured to generate a first electrical stimulation therapy and a second therapy module configured to generate a second electrical stimulation therapy for delivery to the patient. The IMD may include a first lead connection assembly including a first electrical connector electrically coupled to the first therapy module and a second lead connection assembly including a second electrical connector electrically coupled to the second therapy module. In some examples, the first and second lead connection assemblies are distributed around the outer perimeter of the IMD housing.
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49 Claims
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1. An implantable medical system comprising:
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a housing; a first therapy module enclosed within the housing and configured to generate a first electrical stimulation therapy for delivery to a patient; a second therapy module enclosed within the housing and configured to generate a second electrical stimulation therapy for delivery to the patient; a first lead connection assembly including a first electrical connector electrically coupled to the first therapy module; and a second lead connection assembly including a second electrical connector electrically coupled to the second therapy module, wherein the first electrical connector defines a first opening and the second electrical connector defines a second opening, and wherein the first opening faces a first direction and the second opening faces a second direction that is substantially orthogonal to the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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7. The implantable medical system of 6, wherein the third electrical connector defines a third opening, wherein the first, second, and third openings face in different directions.
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12. A method comprising:
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delivering a first electrical stimulation therapy to a patient via a first lead electrically coupled to a first therapy module of an implantable medical device via a first lead connection assembly comprising a first electrical connector electrically coupled to the first therapy module; and delivering a second electrical stimulation therapy to the patient via a second lead electrically coupled to a second therapy module of an implantable medical device via a second lead connection assembly comprising a second electrical connector electrically coupled to the second therapy module, wherein the implantable medical device comprises a housing, wherein the first electrical connector defines a first opening and the second electrical connector defines a second opening, and wherein the first opening faces a first direction and the second opening faces a second direction that is substantially orthogonal to the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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18. The method of 17, wherein the third electrical connector defines a third opening, wherein the first, second, and third openings face in different directions.
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23. An implantable medical system comprising:
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a housing; means for generating a first electrical stimulation for delivery to a patient; means for generating a second electrical stimulation for delivery the patient separate from that of the means for generating first electrical stimulation; means for electrically coupling a first implantable lead to the means for generating first electrical stimulation; means for electrically coupling a second implantable lead to the means for generating second electrical stimulation separate from that of the means for electrically coupling the first implantable lead to the means for generating first electrical stimulation, wherein the means for generating the first electrical stimulation and the second electrical stimulation are enclosed within the housing, wherein the means for electrically coupling the first implantable lead to the means for generating first electrical stimulation comprises a first electrical connector electrically coupled to the means for generating the first electrical stimulation, and the means for electrically coupling the second implantable lead to the means for generating second electrical stimulation comprises a second electrical connector electrically coupled to the means for generating the second electrical stimulation, wherein the first electrical connector defines a first opening and the second electrical connector defines a second opening, and wherein the first opening faces a first direction and the second opening faces a second direction that is substantially orthogonal to the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. An implantable medical system comprising:
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a housing; a first therapy module enclosed within the housing and configured to generate a first electrical stimulation therapy for delivery to a patient; a second therapy module enclosed within the housing and configured to generate a second electrical stimulation therapy for delivery to the patient; a first lead connection assembly including a first electrical connector electrically coupled to the first therapy module; a second lead connection assembly including a second electrical connector electrically coupled to the second therapy module; and a third lead connection assembly including a third electrical connector, the third electrical connector being electrically coupled to one of the first therapy module or the second therapy module, wherein the first electrical connector defines a first opening, the second electrical connector defines a second opening, and the third electrical connector defines a third opening, and wherein the first, second, and third openings each face in different directions. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method comprising:
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delivering a first electrical stimulation therapy to a patient via a first lead electrically coupled to a first therapy module of an implantable medical device via a first lead connection assembly comprising a first electrical connector electrically coupled to the first therapy module; delivering a second electrical stimulation therapy to the patient via a second lead electrically coupled to a second therapy module of the implantable medical device via a second lead connection assembly comprising a second electrical connector electrically coupled to the second therapy module, wherein the implantable medical device comprises a housing, wherein the implantable medical device further comprises a third lead connection assembly including a third electrical connector, the third electrical connector being electrically coupled to one of the first therapy module or the second therapy module, wherein the first electrical connector defines a first opening, the second electrical connector defines a second opening, and the third electrical connector defines a third opening, and wherein the first, second, and third openings each face in different directions. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. An implantable medical system comprising:
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a housing; means for generating a first electrical stimulation for delivery to a patient; means for generating a second electrical stimulation for delivery the patient separate from that of the means for generating the first electrical stimulation; means for electrically coupling a first implantable lead to the means for generating the first electrical stimulation, the means for electrically coupling the first implantable lead to the means for generating the first electrical stimulation comprising a first electrical connector electrically coupled to the means for generating the first electrical stimulation; means for electrically coupling a second implantable lead to the means for generating the second electrical stimulation separate from that of the means for electrically coupling the first implantable lead to the means for generating first electrical stimulation, the means for electrically coupling the second implantable lead to the means for generating second electrical stimulation comprising a second electrical connector electrically coupled to the means for generating the second electrical stimulation; and means for electrically coupling a third implantable lead to one of the means for generating the first electrical stimulation or the means for generating the second electrical stimulation, the means for electrically coupling the third implantable lead to one of the means for generating the first electrical stimulation or the means for generating the second electrical stimulation comprising a third electrical connector electrically coupled to the one of the means for generating the first electrical stimulation or the means for generating the second electrical stimulation, wherein the means for generating the first electrical stimulation and the second electrical stimulation are enclosed within the housing, wherein the first electrical connector defines a first opening, the second electrical connector defines a second opening, and the third electrical connector defines a third opening, and wherein the first, second, and third openings each face in different directions. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49)
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