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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2017
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Bruce R. Mehdizadeh, Savage, MN (US);
Farooq M. Francis, Somerset, WI (US);
Alyse R. Stofer, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
MEDTRONIC, INC., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/375 (2006.01); A61B 5/04 (2006.01); H01R 13/11 (2006.01); H01R 13/50 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); H01R 9/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/04 (2013.01); A61N 1/375 (2013.01); A61N 1/3752 (2013.01); A61N 1/3754 (2013.01); H01R 13/111 (2013.01); H01R 13/501 (2013.01); A61B 2560/04 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0406 (2013.01); A61B 2562/227 (2013.01); A61N 1/05 (2013.01); A61N 1/36017 (2013.01); H01R 9/03 (2013.01); H01R 2201/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical lead screening connector includes a housing, a plurality of electrical contacts disposed within the housing, where each lead receptor channel includes at least two lead receptor contacts, and a cover hingedly attached to the housing. The cover includes a protrusion that is arranged and configured to register with one of the lead receptor channels and contacts a lead body received in the lead receptor channel when the cover is in a closed position.