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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2020
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Steven Deininger, Plymouth, MN (US);
Paul Eichstaedt, Blaine, MN (US);
Randy S. Roles, Elk River, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
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 adapter 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 adapter 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.