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Systems and methods for making and using a side-loading operating room cable of an electrical stimulation system

  • US 9,101,775 B2
  • Filed: 10/19/2012
  • Issued: 08/11/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An operating room cable for electrically coupling at least one electrical stimulation lead to a trial stimulator, the operating room cable comprising:

  • an elongated body having a first end and an opposing second end;

    a trial stimulator connector disposed at the first end of the body, and electrically coupleable with the trial stimulator; and

    a lead connector disposed at the second end of the body and electrically coupled to the trial stimulator connector, the lead connector configured and arranged to mechanically receive a proximal end of at least one electrical stimulation lead, the lead connector comprisinga housing comprising an upper casing and a lower casing coupled to the upper casing, the upper casing having an upper major surface and the lower casing having a lower major surface that opposes the upper major surface, the upper and lower casings collectively forming a perimeter section extending between the upper major surface and the lower major surface, the perimeter section comprising an elongated first side, an elongated second side opposing the first side, a first end extending between the first side and the second side, and a second end opposing the first end,a first lead aperture defined in the second end of the housing in proximity to the first side of the housing,a first inner passage extending along an interior of the housing from the first lead aperture to the first end of the housing, anda first stylet slit defined along the first side of the housing and extending from the first end of the housing to the opposing second end of the housing, the first stylet slit formed along an interface between the upper casing and the lower casing with the upper casing forming a first wall of the first stylet slit and the lower casing forming an opposing second wall of the first stylet slit, wherein the first stylet slit is continuous with the first lead aperture and the first inner passage.

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