Pacemaker with improved connector block
AssigneeVitatron Medical, B.V.
InventorVincent Giele
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Abstract
A dual chamber pacemaker is provided having a connector of reduced width, enabling an overall thinner pacemaker case. The connector receives dual chamber leads and each pair of connector blocks corresponding to a respective one of the leads is tilted toward the center of the connector by a predetermined angle, e.g. about 6.degree.. The tilt angle enables a thinner connector, and thus a thinner pacemaker case, while providing distinguishable axis points at the top of the connector.
Claims12
A pacemaker having a connector portion adapted for connecting a pair of leads to said pacemaker, said pacemaker connector having first and second jacks, each jack presenting an opening for receiving one of said leads, at least one connector block associated with each said jack, and each of said connector blocks being tilted by at least about 6.degree. toward the other jack.
A pacemaker system comprising a pacemaker and a pair of leads, each of said leads carrying two conductors and having in-line conductor areas at its proximal end, said pacemaker having a connector portion and side-by-side axial jacks extending substantially in parallel in said connector portion, said connector portion also having a pair of tilted connector blocks each associated with a respective one of said jacks, each connector block having means for electrically coupling with one of said in-line conductor areas, the connector blocks coupled to each jack being tilted about the axis of the associated jack toward the connector blocks coupled to the other jack.
A pacemaker having a casing with first and second sidewalls of predetermined dimensions and a top edge, said casing further having a thickness between said sidewalls which is small compared to said dimensions;
- said pacemaker having a connector portion connected to said casing top edge and having an outer surface including connector side surfaces substantially parallel to and flush with said casing side walls, said connector portion having a thickness between said connector sidewalls which is substantially the same as the thickness between said casing sidewalls;
- said connector portion having an epoxy coating which forms said outer surface;
- first and second side-by-side jacks in said connector, each said jack being adjacent to a respective side surface;
- first and second connector block means for connecting to a respective contact area of a first lead to be positioned in said first jack;
- third and fourth connector block means for connecting to respective contact areas of a second lead to be positioned in said second jack;
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- each connector block defining an axis between its jack and said connector top surface, said axis being tilted away from the connector side to which it is adjacent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.