Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.

St Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc

Michael J Kloosterboer

John M Edgell

Lawrence David Swanson

John E Hansen

David M Flynn

David A Chizek

Blair Erbstoeszer

Mark G Deehr

Mee S Burckhardt

Noel Doherty

Systems, apparatuses and methods to enhance the safety of medical devices by reducing unwanted access to electrical connections on such medical devices are provided. A medical electrical connection safety mechanism includes at least a cover or other barrier () and a barrier securing mechanism to assist with closing the cover () when not in use.

Systems, apparatuses and methods for reducing access to medical device electrical connections

Some examples of an electrical contact spring for an implantable medical device includes a housing, rigid and tubular in shape, defining a housing passage extending along a longitudinal axis, from a proximal portion including a proximal lip that defines a proximal opening, to a distal portion including a distal lip that defines a distal opening and a spring disposed in the housing, the spring tubular in shape and defining a spring passage concentric to the housing passage, the spring including: a distal ring portion disposed adjacent the distal portion of the housing and physically coupled to the housing, a plurality of spring elements coupled to and extending from the distal ring portion toward the proximal portion of the housing and a proximal ring portion disposed adjacent the proximal portion of the housing, cantilevered and suspended inside of and spaced apart from the housing by the plurality of spring elements.

Cantilevered spring contact for an implantable medical device

An apparatus includes an implantable housing, a header including a cavity, a post extending from a surface of the housing into the cavity, the post including an expanded head portion, and a retaining member mounted within the header and engaged with the post with a bottom surface of the retaining member abutting an internal surface of the header.

Apparatus and method for attaching a header to a housing of an implantable device

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Minneapolis, MN, United States of America

Michael J Kloosterboer