Terminal connector for connecting a cell to a medical device
AssigneeGreatbatch Ltd.
InventorsDavid Wutz, Gary Freitag
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Abstract
A electrical connector for connection to an electrochemical cell is described. The connector comprises a conductive lid; a ferrule disposed within an opening through the conductive lid; a conductive center pin disposed within the ferrule; and a hermetic seal formed between the pin and an interior surface of the ferrule. A mating terminal connector adapted to be connected to the ferrule and the conductive center pin is further provided. The terminal connector is a device for easily and quickly connecting the cell to a circuit board of the kind found in an implantable medical device, such as a cardiac pacemaker, defibrillator, neuro-stimulator, drug pump, and the like.
Claims8
A terminal connector that is matable to a ferrule and a conductive terminal pin of an electrochemical cell, the terminal connector comprising:
- a) a non-conductive body including a flange, the non-conductive body supporting a center conductive terminal embedded in the flange and a perimeter conductive terminal disposed within the body of the terminal connector;
- b) a first conductor extending from the center terminal through the flange of the non-conductive body;
- c) a second conductor extending from the perimeter terminal through the flange of the non-conductive body;
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- d) wherein the terminal connector is matable with a cell ferrule with the exterior surface of the ferrule being contactable to the perimeter terminal of the terminal connector and a terminal pin of the cell being contactable to the center terminal of the terminal connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.