Medtronic, Inc.

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Lisa A Meyer

Kevin R Seifert

Michael D Eggen

David B Engmark

Jeffrey A Swanson

Ramesh Raghupathy

Thomas J Fick

A header for a controller for an implantable medical device. The header includes at least one bore sized and configured to receive a corresponding connector for the implantable medical device. At least one elongate thermally conducting element is disposed within the header and proximate the at least one bore, the at least one elongate thermally conducting element being configured to conduct heat away from the at least one bore and spread heat within the header when the corresponding connector is received within the at least one bore and is communication with the implantable medical device.

Header/connector thermal spreader

Implantable pump controller

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Faribault, MN, United States of America

Lisa A Meyer