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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2011
Grace Ying Yang Jang, Calabasas, CA (US);
Grace Ying Yang Jang, Calabasas, CA (US);
Shanghai MicroPort Medical (Group) Co., Ltd., Shanghai, CN;
Abstract
A proximal end of an implantable lead may include a unitary connector pin having a socket end, a conductor end, and a necked-down portion arranged therebetween, where the conductor end includes a crimp cavity with an inner surface and a proximal end of the conductor is arranged in the crimp cavity, and a pin sleeve sleevably engaging the proximal end of the conductor and crimping the proximal end of the conductor against the inner surface, the proximal end may also include a unitary ring connector having a band portion, a notch portion, and a crimp portion where the crimp portion includes a crimp cavity with an inner surface and a proximal end of the conductor is arranged in the crimp cavity, and a ring sleeve sleevably engaging the proximal end of the conductor and crimping the proximal end of the conductor against the inner surface creating a crimp connection.