Terminal design
AssigneeCardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
InventorChristopher P. Knapp
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Abstract
An implantable medical lead including an angled collar located adjacent to or integral with the proximal connector assembly is provided. The angled collar provides a area having enhance rigidity to allow insertion of the connector assembly without kinking or otherwise bending the conductors within the lead body. The angled collar comprises a bend adjacent the proximal end of the lead having a reinforcing layer disposed about the lead body. The angled collar may include a textured surface to reduce the likelihood of the users finger or fingers sliding off of the angled collar during insertion.
Claims12
A medical lead, comprising:
- an insulating male lead body having a proximal end and a distal end and at least one conductor extending therebetween;
- a male connector assembly attached to the at least one conductor of the lead body at the proximal end of the lead body;
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- an angled collar attached to the lead body adjacent the connector assembly, wherein the angled collar is configured to provide a surface that when pressed causes a force to be applied along a longitudinal axis of the connector assembly to facilitate insertion of the connector assembly into a female header port.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.