Systems and methods for making and using a side-loading operating room cable of an electrical stimulation system

摘要

An operating room cable for electrically coupling a lead to a trial stimulator includes a trial stimulator connector electrically coupleable with the trial stimulator and a lead connector for receiving the lead. The lead connector includes a housing. A first lead aperture is defined in a second end of the housing in proximity to a first side of the housing. A first inner passage extends along an interior of the housing from the first lead aperture to the second end of the housing. A first stylet slit is defined along the first side of the housing and extends from a first end of the housing to the second end of the housing. The first stylet slit is formed between upper and lower casings of the housing. The first stylet slit is continuous with the first lead aperture and the first inner passage.

主权项

1. An operating room cable for electrically coupling at least one electrical stimulation lead to an external trial stimulator, the operating room cable comprising:
an elongated body having a first end; and a lead connector disposed at the first end of the body and configured and arranged to mechanically receive a proximal end of at least one electrical stimulation lead, the lead connector comprising
a housing defining an interior and comprising a first end, a second end opposing the first end, and an elongated first side extending between the first end and the second end,a first lead aperture defined in the first end of the housing,a first inner passage extending along the interior of the housing from the first lead aperture to the second end of the housing, anda first stylet slit defined along the first side of the housing and extending from the first end of the housing to the opposing second end of the housing, wherein the first stylet slit is continuous with the first lead aperture and the first inner passage.