Connectors for an electrical stimulation system and methods of making and using
AssigneeBoston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
InventorThomas Paul Lopez
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Abstract
A connector that includes contact assemblies and non-conductive stack spacers separating the contact assemblies from each other, the contact assemblies and the stack spacers defining a connector lumen configured to receive a portion of an electrical stimulation lead. The contact assemblies and stack spacers are brazed together forming a sealed connector stack that resists passage of fluid between the contact assemblies and stack spacers. Alternatively or additionally, the stack spacers are made of a non-conductive ceramic, crystalline, or glass material.
Claims20
A connector, comprising:
- a plurality of contact assemblies;
- and
- a plurality of non-conductive stack spacers separating the contact assemblies from each other, the contact assemblies and the stack spacers defining a connector lumen configured to receive a portion of an electrical stimulation lead, wherein the contact assemblies and stack spacers are brazed together forming a sealed connector stack that resists passage of fluid between the contact assemblies and stack spacers.
A connector, comprising:
- a plurality of contact assemblies;
- and
- a plurality of non-conductive stack spacers separating the contact assemblies from each other, the contact assemblies and the stack spacers defining a connector lumen configured to receive a portion of an electrical stimulation lead, wherein the stack spacers are made of a non-conductive ceramic, crystalline, or glass material.
A method of making a connector, the method comprising:
- forming a stack of a plurality of contact assemblies and a plurality of non-conductive stack spacers separating the contact assemblies from each other, wherein the contact assemblies and the stack spacers define a connector lumen configured to receive a portion of an electrical stimulation lead;
- and
- joining the contact assemblies and stack spacers to form a connector stack that resists passage of water between the contact assemblies and stack spacers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.