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US 9,427,572 B2Granted
Implantable medical device with connector blocks
AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorsJohn E. Kast, William Witt
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Abstract
An implantable medical device comprises one or more electrical stimulation generators, and a housing that contains the one or more electrical stimulation generators. The implantable medical device includes a first connector block that electrically connects the first medical lead to at least one of the one or more electrical stimulation generators, and a second connector block that electrically connects the second medical lead to at least one of the one or more electrical stimulation generators.
Claims20
An implantable medical device comprising:
- one or more electrical stimulation generators;
- a housing that contains the one or more electrical stimulation generators;
- a first connector block forming a first connection port with a first terminal configured to electrically connect a first medical lead to at least one of the one or more electrical stimulation generators;
- and
- a second connector block forming a second connection port with a second terminal configured to electrically connect a second medical lead to at least one of the one or more electrical stimulation generators,
- wherein the first connector block is not in direct contact with the second connector block, and
- wherein the one or more electrical stimulation generators are configured to deliver electrical stimulation to a patient via each of the first medical lead electrically connected to the first terminal and the second medical lead electrically connected to the second terminal.
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An electrical stimulation system comprising:
- an electrical stimulator comprising:
- a housing having a width and a length that are each greater than a thickness of the housing,
- one or more stimulation generators within the housing, and
- at least two connector blocks, wherein each connector block includes a connection port with a terminal that accepts a medical lead;
- and
- at least two implantable medical leads extending from the housing and electrically coupled to the one or more stimulation generators via the connection ports and terminals of the at least two connector blocks, wherein the at least two implantable medical leads exit the housing at separate locations, wherein the separate locations are separated by at least a third of the length of the housing, and
- wherein the one or more stimulation generators are configured to deliver electrical stimulation to a patient via each of the at least two implantable medical leads.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.