Universal cable connector for temporarily connecting implantable leads and implantable medical devices with a non-implantable system analyzer

A detachable clamp for use with an implantable medical device in a sterile environment that enables electrical contact to be established with a set of implantable leads secured to said implantable medical device without requiring the implantable leads to be detached from the implantable medical device, said implantable medical device including a conductive element that secures the attachment of a proximal end of each implantable lead to the implantable medical device, said clamp comprising:

• a set of nonconductive movable jaws connected to a pivot point for opening and closing;
• a spring in contact with the set of movable jaws that applies a spring force that tends to close the jaws;
• means for manually opening said set of jaws by applying a manual force opposing said spring force;
• a plurality of contact pins positioned within said jaws so as to make electrical contact with the conductive element of said implantable medical device when the set of jaws are closed over said implantable medical device, said electrical contact being maintained secure by said spring force;
• a cable having a plurality of insulated conductors therein, said cable having a first end attached to said clamp, with at least one of the plurality of electrical conductors within said cable being in electrical contact with each of said contact pins, said cable further having a second end attached to a clamp connector, said clamp connector having a plurality of prongs that are keyed for insertion into a mating connector in only one orientation;
• said set of jaws being configured so as to allow their being clamped over said implantable medical device in only one orientation, which one orientation allows each of said contact pins to make electrical contact only with a specific one of said conductive elements of said implantable medical device.