Method for forming a connector for an implantable medical device
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1. A method comprising:
- (a) forming a first shot;
(b) coupling at least one hardware component to the first shot to form a subassembly;
(c) placing the subassembly between a set of opposing areas of a mold;
(d) moving the set of opposing areas of the mold to directly contact and constrain the first shot of the subassembly within the mold with a clamping force; and
(e) introducing a second shot over at least a portion of the subassembly to form an implantable medical device connector.
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Abstract
A connector assembly for an implantable medical device with hardware components placed in established physical locations within the polymer of the connector, and a method of making the assembly. One embodiment includes a method that involves forming a first shot, coupling at least one hardware component to the first shot to form a subassembly, placing the subassembly between a set of opposing areas of a mold, moving at least one of the areas of the set of opposed areas of the mold to constrain the subassembly within the mold, and introducing a second shot over at least a portion of the subassembly to form the connector.
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13 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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(a) forming a first shot; (b) coupling at least one hardware component to the first shot to form a subassembly; (c) placing the subassembly between a set of opposing areas of a mold; (d) moving the set of opposing areas of the mold to directly contact and constrain the first shot of the subassembly within the mold with a clamping force; and (e) introducing a second shot over at least a portion of the subassembly to form an implantable medical device connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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(a) forming a first component with a portion of a suture hole therethrough; (b) coupling at least one hardware component to the first component to form a subassembly; (c) placing the subassembly between a set of opposing areas of a mold, the subassembly having an exposed clamping area; (d) moving at least one of the set of opposing areas to directly contact the clamping area; and (e) introducing a second shot over at least a portion of the subassembly to form a second component, the suture hole extending from a portion of the first component through a portion of the second component, wherein the first and second components form a connector for an implantable medical device, wherein a knit line delineates an interface between the first and the second components. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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