Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Medical devices including metallic connector enclosures
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Application No.: US15210645Application Date: 2016-07-14
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Publication No.: US09669228B2Publication Date: 2017-06-06
- Inventor: Steven T. Deininger , Jeffrey J. Clayton , Charles E. Peters
- Applicant: MEDTRONIC, INC.
- Applicant Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.
- Current Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Agency: Withers & Keys, LLC
- Main IPC: A61N1/375
- IPC: A61N1/375 ; B23K26/24 ; B23K26/32 ; A61N1/37 ; B23K101/36 ; B23K103/14

Abstract:
Medical devices provide metallic connector enclosures. The metallic connector enclosures may be constructed with relatively thin walls in comparison to polymer connector enclosures to aid in miniaturizing the medical device. The metallic connector enclosures may be constructed with interior surfaces that deviate less from an ideal inner surface shape in comparison to polymer connector enclosures to allow for better concentricity of electrical connectors. The metallic connector enclosures may include a panel that allows access to the cavity of the connector enclosure where set screw blocks, lead connectors, spacers, seals, and the like may be located. Furthermore, the lead connectors within the metallic connector enclosures may be separated from the metallic connector enclosure by being positioned within non-conductive seals that reside within features included in cavity walls of the connector enclosure. Similarly, set screw blocks may be separated from the metallic connector enclosure by non-conductive spacers present within the cavity.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160317819A1 MEDICAL DEVICES INCLUDING METALLIC CONNECTOR ENCLOSURES Public/Granted day:2016-11-03
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