Implantable connector

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Filed on

1981-04-28

Date issued

1983-10-25

Examiner

Kamm, William E.

Patent Class

Surgery

SubClass

Truss

SubSubClass

Pad

Other Related Categories

A61N 104

Type

Patent

Status

active

Patent number

044112777

Description

ABSTRACT:
A body implantable connector for connecting to an implantable device, such as an electrical lead. The connector has a sheath for frictionally fitting over the end of the lead, the sheath being of a pliant material of sufficient strength to resist breaking under the forces normally exerted on the connector, but sufficiently pliable to deform under the frictional forces created between the sheath and lead when they are urged in opposite directions, so that when a force is exerted to pull the sheath from the lead it will stretch causing its diameter to decrease and grip the lead more tightly. In one embodiment a wire extends longitudinally within the sheath and mates with a lumen in the conductor of the lead to make electrical connection to the lead. A means for compressing the sheath about the lead, such as a suture or O-ring, may be used to further secure the sheath to the lead.

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