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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2023
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
James Michael English, Cahir, IE;
Moira B. Sweeney, St. Paul, MN (US);
Robert Allen Jones, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Benjamin J. Haasl, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An implantable medical device can include a housing including electronic devices within the housing, and a header attached to the housing. The header can have an index locking assembly including one or more connector bores arranged within the header, each of the one or more connector bores including a proximal end and a distal end. The index locking assembly can also include one or more connector pins configured to be inserted into and interference fit within the one or more connector bores. The proximal end of the one or more connector bores and a portion of the one or more connector pins can include a tapered portion configured to prevent rotation of the one or more connector pins when inserted into the one or more connector bores.