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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
May. 01, 2014
Applicant:
Qig Group, Llc, Clarence, NY (US);
Inventors:
Alexander K. Smith, Chesterland, OH (US);
Daniel N. Kelsch, Fairview Park, OH (US);
Assignee:
NUVECTRA CORPORATION, Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/375 (2006.01); H01R 13/514 (2006.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01); H01R 24/58 (2011.01); H01R 107/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36125 (2013.01); A61N 1/3752 (2013.01); H01R 13/514 (2013.01); H01R 13/5224 (2013.01); H01R 24/58 (2013.01); H01R 2107/00 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49002 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method of assembling a contact assembly for installation in a medical device, and more specifically, a header contact assembly for installation in an implantable medical device for achieving electrical contact with an in-line IPG lead for implanted electrodes, the assembly utilizing a contact structure such as a 'toroidal spring in groove' device.