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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Elisabeth L. Belden, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventor:
Elisabeth L. Belden, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1365 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A connection system for electrically coupling selected conductors carried by a medical electrical lead to a source of energy such as an implantable pulse generator is disclosed. The connection system includes a first port that may be coupled to at least two conductors carried by a lead. The first port electrically couples the at least two conductors to each other, and to the source of energy. A second port is provided to respectively electrically couple at least one additional lead conductor to the source of energy.