HEADER FOR IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME

摘要

A header for use in implantable pulse generator devices. The header is part of electrical connector assembly having one or more openings designed to receive the terminal pin of an electrical lead wire or electrode. The header is designed to provide and sustain long-term electrical and mechanical lead wire connections between the electrodes of a terminal pin and the implantable pulse generator device.

主权项

1. For use in construction of a header for an implantable pulse generator, a sleeve comprising:
a. an outer wall having a first end and a second end; b. a plurality of seals extending inwardly from said outer wall at preselected positions between the first end and the second end, said seals having aligned bores which provide a pin-receiving channel through the sleeve; c. at least one space bounded by the outer wall and two of the plurality of seals which are immediately adjacent to each other, said space adapted to receive a component having a bore, and hold the bore of the component in alignment with the pin-receiving channel; and d. a window extending from each such space through the outer wall and adapted to permit a conductive element attached to a component received within the space to extend through the outer wall.