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7620453 Implantable medical device with improved EMI filter  
An electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter is provided to attenuate potentially damaging high frequency electromagnetic interference from interfering with the operation of a hermetically sealed...
7610091 Apparatus and method for detecting lead adequacy and quality  
A system and method for detecting lead adequacy and quality is disclosed. The system includes leads attached to a package having known electrical or optical characteristics. The package is adapted...
7601033 Connector assembly with internal seals and manufacturing method  
An implantable medical device connector assembly and method of manufacture include a molded, insulative shell having an inner surface forming a connector bore, a circuit member including a one or...
7594828 Implantable neurostimulator adapters  
An adapter for coupling a plug of an implantable neurostimulator lead extension to a connector port of a neurostimulator device includes an elongate body, a connector including at least four...
7590451 Axial lead connector for implantable medical devices  
An axial lead connector assembly for an implantable medical device (IMD) facilitates electrical connection between an implantable medical lead and circuitry contained within the housing of an IMD....
7587244 Spring contact element  
A contact arrangement for connecting an electrode line to an implantable device, comprises an electrical connecting socket with a socket longitudinal axis and at least one opening for the insertion...
7583999 Multi-channel connector for brain stimulation system  
An implantable connector used with a neurological device and a lead extension includes a male connector having a plurality of electrical contacts axially arranged along the connector, insulated...
7567842 Housing providing an electrical stimulation lead contact in an implantable stimulation device  
One embodiment includes a tubular housing for electrically connecting an implantable stimulation device to an implantable electrical stimulation lead. The tubular housing includes a tubular outer...
7563142 Medical device packaging systems including electrical interfaces  
An electrical interface includes a contact surface and a connector structure supporting the contact surface for electrical coupling with an electrical contact of a medical device, which device is...
7563141 Implantable neurostimulator adapters  
An adapter for coupling a pair of implantable neurostimulator lead extensions to a connector port of a neurostimulator device includes an elongate body, a connector including eight contacts coupled...
7561917 Feedthrough assembly including sleeve and methods related thereto  
A feedthrough assembly is disposable in an aperture of, for example, a power source encasement. In various examples, the feedthrough assembly comprises a ferrule, an insulator, a terminal...
7558630 Medical electrode device, particularly implantable cardiological electrode device  
A medical electrode device has a purely mechanical contact connection between electrode and electrical line. For this purpose, a support sleeve is seated in the electrode body, on which the line...
7551963 Apparatus to improve the high voltage flashover characteristics of EMI feedthrough filters used in active implantable medical devices  
A feedthrough terminal assembly for an active implantable medical device includes a conductive terminal pin or leadwire, a feedthrough filter capacitor having a first set of electrode plates...
7548788 Operating room lead connector  
An operating room connector is used in conjunction with a multiple electrode SCS system which can easily detach and connect to an external trial stimulator (ETS). By connecting the electrode SCS...
7539542 Lead connector, lead adapter, and lead insertion apparatus  
A connector and adapter engage leads with each other or with an implantable medical device when a wedge is removed from the spring-loaded connector or adapter assembly, thereby permitting the...
7539004 Filtered feedthrough assembly and method of manufacture  
A method for coupling a capacitor to a feedthrough assembly that includes a ferrule and a terminal pin therethrough is provided. The method comprises dispensing an epoxy onto an outer surface of...
7526339 IPG connector headers for implantable medical devices  
IPG connector headers for implantable medical devices are provided. In one embodiment of the invention, an IPG connector header having a header bore for receiving and making electrical connection...
7515964 Multi-directional bore configuration header  
An implantable medical device includes a sealed casing enclosing electronic circuitry and a plurality of electrical terminals connected to the electronic circuitry and projecting out of a mounting...
7511938 Filtering assembly and a feedthrough assembly  
Filtering assembly for a feedthrough, for implantable medical devices, having operating conductive pin(s) and a ground conductive pin. The filtering assembly has: first insulating substrate,...
7510447 Connector and contact assemblies for medical devices  
A contact assembly of a medical device includes a sidewall, surrounding a bore that receives axial insertion of a medical electrical lead connector; the bore extends along a longitudinal axis of...
7493159 Trial neuro stimulator with lead diagnostics  
A medical device known as a trial neuro stimulator with a diagnostics module to determine whether the therapy lead is operational for delivering stimulation therapy to improve operation in areas...
7489968 Pre-molded header with universal tip-to-tip feedthru adaptor  
In fabricating a header assembly of an implantable medical device, one end of a bore contact wire attached to a connector block is keyed with one guiding channel at an upper region of a feedthru...
7474923 Micro electromechanical switches and medical devices incorporating same  
An apparatus for conducting electrical energy to a part of the body (e.g. the heart) and/or for providing sensor data from the body to a device suitably includes an input lead configured to...
7474914 Portable cardiac monitor including a range limiter  
A system and method for obtaining ECG signals from an ambulatory patient are disclosed herein. The system is configured to be inexpensive, small, and robust for outpatient monitoring. The system is...
7467013 Ring connector for implantable medical devices  
An electrical contact for use in the header assembly of an implantable tissue stimulator includes a metal housing having a base and a sidewall where the opening in the base is adapted to receive...
7433737 Implantable medical device with polymer-polymer interfaces and methods of manufacture and use  
An implantable stimulator that includes a housing, a first plastic component, and a second plastic component, where the first and second plastic components form a polymer-polymer interface. A light...
7421295 Implantable cardiac lead having removable fluid delivery port  
An implantable cardiac lead includes an elongated lead body having opposed proximal and distal end portions, and a fluid delivery lumen extending therethrough. A connector assembly is operatively...
7395116 Lead body-to-connector transition zone  
A medical electrical lead includes a lead body and a connector terminal. A conductor extends from the lead body to the connector terminal along a helical path through a transition zone.
7383090 Connection for a coiled lead to an electrical contact for an implantable medical device  
High reliability electrical connections between a helical strand and flat electrodes, such as strip electrodes found in implantable neurostimulator systems, are described. The connection consists...
7363090 Band stop filter employing a capacitor and an inductor tank circuit to enhance MRI compatibility of active implantable medical devices  
A band stop filter is provided for a lead wire of an active implantable medical device (AIMD). The band stop filter includes a capacitor in parallel with an inductor. The parallel capacitor and...
7359754 Optional use of a lead for a unitary subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator  
One embodiment of the present invention provides an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator for subcutaneous positioning over a patient's ribcage, the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator includes...
7337003 Implantable pulse generator case  
An implantable medical device, e.g., a stimulator, having a sealed housing and method of making the same. An exemplary embodiment of the device includes a case frame defining a cavity, the cavity...
7326088 Reducing leakage current in guide wire assembly  
The present invention relates to a method and a device for reducing leakage current in a guide wire assembly having conductor members ( 707, 708 ) arranged at a connector end of the guide wire (...
7322832 Radio frequency antenna flexible circuit interconnect with unique micro connectors  
An RF antenna flexible circuit interconnect is disclosed with unique micro connectors. The RF antenna flexible circuit interconnect further includes a planer flexible body having an embedded RF...
7310216 EMI filter terminal assembly with wire bond pads for human implant applications  
An electro-magnetic interference filter terminal assembly for active implantable medical devices includes a structural pad in the form of a substrate or attached wire bond pad, for convenient...
7308313 Setscrew retention in connector block for implantable medical device  
A header assembly for coupling a medical electrical lead to a medical stimulating device includes a header having a first bore for receiving a proximal terminal pin of the lead. A connector block...
7305267 Connector module having reduced insertion force  
A medical device connector module includes a lead retention element extending through an opening in a sidewall of the connector module. The retention element includes a flow passage in fluid...
7303422 Implantable modular, multi-channel connector system for nerve signal sensing and electrical stimulation applications  
An implantable electrical connector includes a male portion and a female receptacle. The male portion includes a number of wires that terminate in a pattern of conductive areas. The male portion is...
7302299 Electrical connector to terminate, insulate and environmentally isolate a temporary cardiac pacing wire  
A connector device, for a temporary cardiac pacing wire, includes a conductive adaptor and a cover section which completely electrically insulates the adaptor and environmentally isolates it. The...
7299095 Electrical contact assembly  
An electrical contact assembly comprises an annular housing defining an interior space, the housing including a tubular wall having an outer surface facing the interior space and an inner surface...
7286878 Multiplexed electrode array extension  
An apparatus and method for selectively interacting with electrically excitable tissue of a patient are provided. The apparatus includes an implantable pulse generator having a number of output...
7280870 Optically-connected implants and related systems and methods of use  
According to embodiments of the invention, one or more implants in a body may be connected with optical fibers for transmitting data and/or power to or from the implants. Aspects of the invention...
7274964 Use of an axial canted coil spring as an electrical contact to minimize resistivity variations under dynamic loads  
A medically implantable electrical connector includes a housing having a bore with an internal groove therein along with a pin sized for insertion into the housing bore. A film removing spring is...
7274963 Interconnect for implantable medical device header  
A modular header and method of fabricating same for making electrical connection between an array of feed-through pins extending through a wall of a hermetically sealed enclosure of an implantable...
7263401 Implantable medical device with a nonhermetic battery  
An implantable medical device (IMD) including a nonhermetic battery is described. The IMD includes components and a power source module that includes the nonhermetic battery. The IMD also includes...
7260434 Integrated 8-pole filtered feedthrough with backfill tube for implantable medical devices  
A feedthrough apparatus for a implantable medical device having a casing includes a conductive housing having an outer side, an inner side, and a peripheral surface with a continuous assembly...
7257445 Welded connector attachment  
Methods and apparatus for an implantable medical device having a connector module that is welded to a housing. The apparatus comprises an implantable medical device that includes a housing and a...
7254443 Implantable medical device including a hermetic connector block extension  
An implantable medical device includes a controlling device for transmitting a first series of command signals, the controlling device comprising a connector block, a first lead body including at...
7248927 Implantable heart stimulator with electrodes for an infection control current  
An implantable heart stimulator has an electrically conductive housing containing a pulse generator, with an electrode lead connected to the housing. The electrode lead has a proximal portion...
7244150 Connector and methods of fabrication  
A connector includes a unitary body defining a hollow center region configured and arranged to receive a proximal contact portion of a lead. The unitary body may define connector pockets and seal...
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