Electrical connectors – With stress relieving means for conductor to terminal joint – Conductor gripped by or entirely within connector housing
Reexamination Certificate
2006-01-10
2006-01-10
Nguyen, Truc (Department: 2833)
Electrical connectors
With stress relieving means for conductor to terminal joint
Conductor gripped by or entirely within connector housing
C439S811000, C439S909000, C439S660000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06984145
ABSTRACT:
A connector assembly releasably affixes a lead on an implantable medical device. The lead includes a lead body. The connector assembly comprises a support, a side clamp defining with the support confronting surfaces configured to receive a proximal end portion of the lead body. A fastener is adapted to be received by the support for urging the side clamp toward the support and for clamping the proximal end portion of the lead body between the confronting surfaces. The fastener may extend through the side clamp and may be threadedly received by the support. Further, the support may carry a retainer for inhibiting the removal of the fastener from the support. The side clamp and the support may define additional confronting surfaces configured to receive a proximal end portion of an additional lead body, the fastener being adapted to urge the side clamp toward the support to clamp the proximal end portion of the additional confronting surfaces. In addition, the connector assembly of the invention may comprise a top clamp defining with the support confronting surfaces configured to receive the proximal end portion of an additional lead body, and a fastener adapted to be received by the support for urging the top clamp toward the support and for clamping the proximal end portion of the additional lead body between the confronting surfaces defined by the top clamp and the support.
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Nguyen Truc
Pacesetter Inc.
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