Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electrical connector and method for manufacturing an electrical connector
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Application No.: US15065065Application Date: 2016-03-09
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Publication No.: US10256554B2Publication Date: 2019-04-09
- Inventor: John O'Rourke , James Fouhy , Michael J. Kane , James Michael English , Arthur J. Foster
- Applicant: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN St. Paul
- Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN St. Paul
- Agency: Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
- Main IPC: A61N1/00
- IPC: A61N1/00 ; H01R4/48 ; H01R13/187 ; H01R43/16 ; H01R43/18 ; A61N1/05 ; A61N1/362 ; A61N1/375 ; B33Y80/00

Abstract:
An electrical connector for detachably connecting an electrical lead to an implantable medical device includes a conductive housing and a plurality of spring contacts. The conductive housing extends from a proximal end to a distal end. The conductive housing has an interior surface forming a hollow cylinder. The plurality of spring contacts projects from the interior surface of the conductive housing and toward the proximal end. The plurality of spring contacts is at least partially contained within the conductive housing and configured to form an electrical connection to an electrical lead inserted within the conductive housing. The conductive housing and the plurality of spring contacts are integrally formed by an additive manufacturing process such that the electrical connector is a unitary structure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160268706A1 ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR Public/Granted day:2016-09-15
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