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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
May. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
John E. Kast, Hugo, MN (US);
Darren A. Janzig, Center City, MN (US);
Christopher J. Paidosh, St. Anthony, MN (US);
Andrew J. Thom, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Brad C. Tischendorf, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Gerald G. Lindner, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/375 (2006.01); H01R 13/187 (2006.01); H01R 24/58 (2011.01); H01R 107/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/3752 (2013.01); H01R 13/187 (2013.01); H01R 24/58 (2013.01); H01R 2107/00 (2013.01); H01R 2201/12 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49211 (2015.01);
Abstract
A medical device lead connector includes two or more electrically conducting contact rings spaced apart by electrically insulating ceramic ring. An electrically insulating glass material fixes the two or more electrically conducting contact rings to the insulating ceramic ring in axial alignment.