Greatbatch Ltd.

Wilson Greatbatch Ltd.

Wilson Greatbatch Technologies, Inc.

David A Faltisco

James C Biggs, Jr

Norbert W Frenz, Jr

David Warchocki

George McNamara

The present invention is directed to a header assembly attachable to a medical device for the purpose of connecting its output terminals to at least one lead, the lead terminating at a target organ or portion of the body intending to be assisted. A number of leads are connectable to the header, including single and coaxial leads. The header assembly may be molded directly to the medical device or preformed and then attached to the device casing, either by mechanical fastener and/or chemical adhesive.

One piece header assembly for an implantable medical device

A header assembly mounted to a medical device for connecting to at least one conductor lead terminating at a target organ or portion of the body intending to be assisted is described. The header assembly comprises a body of polymeric material supporting at least one unitary conductor wire. The conductor wire connects between a feedthrough wire exiting the medical device and a terminal block into which the conductor lead plugs. Various structures are described for connecting the conductor wire to the feedthrough wire.

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Blasdell, NY, United States of America

David A Faltisco