Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Adaptor
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Application No.: US16948857Application Date: 2020-10-02
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Publication No.: US11596789B2Publication Date: 2023-03-07
- Inventor: Elizabeth K. Formosa , Robert T. Sandgren , Kathryn E. Aman , Steven Deininger , Paul Eichstaedt , Randy S. Roles
- Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Agency: Patterson Thuente IP
- Main IPC: A61N1/36
- IPC: A61N1/36 ; A61N1/375 ; A61N1/05

Abstract:
An apparatus and method of electrically coupling a previously implanted stimulation lead with a replacement neurostimulator device. The apparatus and method configured to operably couple a proximal portion of a neuromodulation adaptor including a plurality of electrical conductors spaced apart at a first pitch spacing to a corresponding plurality of electrical terminals of a replacement neurostimulator device, and operably couple a distal end of the neuromodulation adaptor including a plurality of conductor elements and an electrically active set screw spaced part of a second pitch spacing to a corresponding plurality of electrical connectors of a previously implanted stimulation lead.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210101005A1 ADAPTOR Public/Granted day:2021-04-08
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