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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 03, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
John L Grant, Sherborn, MA (US);
Herbert J McEvoy, North Attleboro, MA (US);
Assignee:
Cambridge Heart, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439822 ;
Abstract
A connector that connects an electrode to a lead includes a connector housing. A conductive contact is positioned in the connector housing and has a tapered end, and a seating surface is positioned in the connector housing opposite the tapered end of the conductive contact. The seating surface and the tapered end are configured to positively retain an electrode when a connection hole of the electrode is positioned around the tapered end. The connector also includes a mechanism for pressing the seating surface against the tapered end of the conductive contact.