Implantable medical apparatus with magnifying header
AssigneeVentritex, Inc.
InventorDean F. Carson
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Abstract
An implantable medical apparatus operable in conjunction with an attachable lead, and having a housing containing an electronic component, with a header connected to the housing and defining a cavity. A connector element is positioned within the cavity and is operably connected to the electronic component. A lens is connected to the header, such that the connector element may be viewed through the lens to facilitate confirmation of proper connection of a lead to the connector. The header may be transparent, and the lens either formed as part of the header, or detachable therefrom.
Claims11
An implantable medical apparatus operable in conjunction with an attachable lead, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- an electronic component contained within the housing;
- a header connected to the housing, the header defining a connector cavity, wherein at least a portion of the header is transparent or translucent;
- a connector element, at least a portion of which is positioned within the connector cavity, the connector element being operably connected to the electronic component;
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- the header including a lens, such that the connector element may be viewed through the lens to facilitate confirmation of proper connection of a lead to the connector element, wherein the lens is detachable from the header, such that the lens may be detached after confirming that the lead is properly connected for implantation of said apparatus without said lens.
An implantable cardiac therapy apparatus for attachment to a lead connector having a connector pin, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- an electronic cardiac therapy component contained within the housing;
- a header connected to the housing, wherein at least a portion of the header is transparent or translucent;
- the header defining an elongated cavity extending from an aperture at the surface of the header to a cavity bottom;
- a recessed connector element positioned within the header such that a connector pin inserted into the cavity may contact the connector element, the connector element being operably connected to the electronic component;
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- the header having a detachable lens for implantation of said apparatus without said lens, and a viewing portion defining at least a portion of the cavity and providing an optical path extending from the detachable lens through the viewing portion to an inner cavity portion between the connector element and the cavity bottom, such that a lead connector pin properly extending beyond the connector element toward the cavity bottom may be viewed through the transparent or translucent portion to confirm proper connection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.