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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. 19, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2005
Applicants:
Andrew J. Ries, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Jay K. Lahti, Shoreview, MN (US);
George Patras, Greenfield, MN (US);
John D. Longtin, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Bryan J. Zart, Shakopee, MN (US);
Inventors:
Andrew J. Ries, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Jay K. Lahti, Shoreview, MN (US);
George Patras, Greenfield, MN (US);
John D. Longtin, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Bryan J. Zart, Shakopee, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/405 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sectional interconnect ribbon for use in a connector assembly for an implantable medical device is formed of two ore more separately-formed sections which are mechanically joined together to form an integral assembly. The sectional interconnect ribbon, as well as at least one connection element, is embedded within the connector assembly.