Metal working – Method of mechanical manufacture – Electrical device making
Patent
1994-10-18
1997-02-25
Arbes, Carl J.
Metal working
Method of mechanical manufacture
Electrical device making
29860, 264263, H01R 4302
Patent
active
056049765
ABSTRACT:
A biologically implantable percutaneous connector for providing optionally separable interconnection of a large number of small electrical conductors of an externally located electrical cable includes a mating face incorporating an array of exposed end surfaces of tiny conductive rods sealed in a supporting matrix of dielectric material which is supported in a connector body. Elastomeric anisotropic connector material is located between corresponding arrays of contacts to provide for repeated reliable electrical connection and disconnection. External surfaces of the implantable body of the percutaneous connector are coated with a bioactive material promoting integration of surrounding tissue into the surfaces of the implanted percutaneous connector. A contact block including the mating face and a terminal face to which the conductors of a cable are individually connected is made by shaping an array of conductive rods and supporting dielectric material to form a smooth surface including dielectric matrix material and the ends of the electrically conductive rods.
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Bak Martin J.
Clary Thomas R.
Corbett, III Scott S.
Edell David
Hambrecht Fredrick T.
Arbes Carl J.
PI (Medical) Corporation
The United States of America as represented by the Department of
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