Implantable lead connector
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1. A composite device, comprising:
- first implantable pulse generator (IPG) circuitry subunit having at least one sensing input electrical connection;
second IPG circuitry subunit having at least one signal output electrical connection;
at least one lead connector configured to connect at least one lead to at least one target organ of a human body; and
interconnecting circuitry subunit having at least one first electrical connection to said at least one sensing input electrical connection, at least one second electrical connection to said at least one signal output electrical connection, and at least one third electrical connection to said at least one lead connector, wherein respective said at least one first, second, and third electrical connections are connected together within said interconnecting circuitry subunit, and wherein said interconnecting circuitry subunit selectively protects said at least one sensing input electrical connection of said first IPG circuitry subunit from a signal generated by said second IPG circuitry subunit on said at least one signal output electrical connection by temporarily increasing the serial impedance between said at least one first and third electrical connections to a value of at least 50 kilo-ohms and decreasing the serial impedance between said at least one second and third electrical connections to a value of at most 50 ohms;
wherein said first IPG circuitry subunit comprises a cardiac pacemaker or implantable cardiac defibrillator and said second IPG circuitry subunit comprises a Cardiac Contractility Modulation device circuitry, or wherein said second IPG circuitry subunit comprises a cardiac pacemaker or implantable cardiac defibrillator and said first IPG circuitry subunit comprises a Cardiac Contractility Modulation device circuitry.
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Abstract
An implantable lead connector configured for long term implantation and to electrically interconnect multiple medical devices and to channel electrical signals between said interconnected devices and a target organ, comprising: a first port adapted to receive a first signal suitable to stimulate a target tissue, a second port adapted to receive a second signal suitable to stimulate a target tissue, and a third port configured to connect to a target organ, wherein at least one of said first and second ports is configured to connect to a signal generator not integrated with said connector.
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38 Claims
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1. A composite device, comprising:
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first implantable pulse generator (IPG) circuitry subunit having at least one sensing input electrical connection; second IPG circuitry subunit having at least one signal output electrical connection; at least one lead connector configured to connect at least one lead to at least one target organ of a human body; and interconnecting circuitry subunit having at least one first electrical connection to said at least one sensing input electrical connection, at least one second electrical connection to said at least one signal output electrical connection, and at least one third electrical connection to said at least one lead connector, wherein respective said at least one first, second, and third electrical connections are connected together within said interconnecting circuitry subunit, and wherein said interconnecting circuitry subunit selectively protects said at least one sensing input electrical connection of said first IPG circuitry subunit from a signal generated by said second IPG circuitry subunit on said at least one signal output electrical connection by temporarily increasing the serial impedance between said at least one first and third electrical connections to a value of at least 50 kilo-ohms and decreasing the serial impedance between said at least one second and third electrical connections to a value of at most 50 ohms; wherein said first IPG circuitry subunit comprises a cardiac pacemaker or implantable cardiac defibrillator and said second IPG circuitry subunit comprises a Cardiac Contractility Modulation device circuitry, or wherein said second IPG circuitry subunit comprises a cardiac pacemaker or implantable cardiac defibrillator and said first IPG circuitry subunit comprises a Cardiac Contractility Modulation device circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 37)
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29. A composite device, comprising:
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first IPG circuitry subunit having at least one signal output electrical connection, one power output electrical connection and one power supply; second IPG circuitry subunit having a power input electrical connection; and interconnecting circuitry subunit having at least one first electrical connection each connected to said at least one signal output electrical connection, an input power electrical connection connected to said power output electrical connection and an output power electrical connection connected to said power input electrical connection which allows power to be shared between said first and said second IPG circuitry subunits, and wherein when said interconnecting circuitry subunit detects at least one output signal on one of said at least one first electrical connection said output power electrical connection is electronically disconnected from said input power electrical connection during said at least one output signal to selectively protect said second IPG circuitry subunit; wherein said first IPG circuitry subunit comprises a cardiac pacemaker or implantable cardiac defibrillator and said second IPG circuitry subunit comprises a Cardiac Contractility Modulation device circuitry, or wherein said second IPG circuitry subunit comprises a cardiac pacemaker or implantable cardiac defibrillator and said first IPG circuitry subunit comprises a Cardiac Contractility Modulation device circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38)
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