METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING AND HOLDING ELECTRICAL CONTACTS, SEALS AND RELATED COMPONENTS
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1. A header assembly for an implantable device, the header assembly comprising:
- a header having a bore;
at least one electrical contact ring located in the bore;
at least one seal located in the bore;
at least one locator pin inserted into the header through an opening in the header, which is spaced from an inlet opening of the header, to interface with the electrical contact ring to retain the electrical contact ring and the seal in the bore of the header.
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Abstract
A header assembly and method to incorporate electrical contacts and seals into a header are described. The header and method include properly positioning a stack of electrical contact housings and seals or seal assemblies in the header and maintaining the electrical contact housings and the seals in the header with pins inserted in the header from outside the header through axially arranged holes in the header to interface corresponding grooves of the electrical contact housings.
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1. A header assembly for an implantable device, the header assembly comprising:
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a header having a bore; at least one electrical contact ring located in the bore; at least one seal located in the bore; at least one locator pin inserted into the header through an opening in the header, which is spaced from an inlet opening of the header, to interface with the electrical contact ring to retain the electrical contact ring and the seal in the bore of the header. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of making a header assembly for an implantable device, the method comprising:
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forming a header, the header having an inlet and a bore; installing at least one electrical contact ring and at least one seal in the bore of the header; and retaining the electrical contact ring and the seal in the bore of the header with a pin inserted in the header through a corresponding opening in the header spaced from the inlet to interface with the electrical contact ring. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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