US Patent No: 6,792,312

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Connector module having internal weld plates

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Abstract

An improved system and method for interconnecting an electrical device to a connector is provided. A connector assembly includes at least one connector block. The connector block may be of a type adapted to mechanically and electrically couple to an electrical lead, although any other type of connector for forming an electrical contact may be employed. The connector assembly further includes at least one weld plate. A conductor such as a wire is routed between the connector block and the weld plate and electrically coupled to both structures. The connector assembly is adapted to be fastened to a device housed within an enclosure, such as an implantable medical device residing within a can. A conductor extending from circuitry within the housing may be electrically coupled to the weld plate to thereby form an electrical connection between the circuitry and the connector block.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
MEDTRONIC, INC.MINNEAPOLIS, MN4949

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bruchmann, Richard A Andover, MN 13 158
Patras, George Greenfield, MN 27 97
Rivera, Edwin Orlando, FL 3 6

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
PACESETTER, INC. (5)
4,445,511 Pacer electrode connector assembly 27 1982
5,012,807 Multi-part molded pacemaker connector and method of making same 32 1990
5,076,270 Apparatus and method for making electrical connections in an implantable pacemaker 51 1991
5,571,146 Technique for welding dissimilar metals 13 1995
5,620,476 Implantable medical device having shielded and filtered feedthrough assembly and methods for making such assembly 57 1995
 
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. (1)
5,899,930 Triple port and quadruple port in-line header designs 13 1997
 
Coratomic, Inc. (1)
4,316,471 Organ stimulating apparatus with sealing setscrew 14 1980
 
COROMETRICS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
5,632,274 Connection arrangement for monitoring fetal heart rate 21 1994
 
MASIMO CORPORATION (1)
6,152,754 Circuit board based cable connector 293 1999
 
MEDTRONIC, INC. (1)
6,205,358 Method of making ultrasonically welded, staked of swaged components in an implantable medical device 48 1998
 
SWEDEN, SIEMENS-ELEMA AB, SOLNA, SWEDEN, A SWEDISH CORP. (1)
4,934,366 Feedthrough connector for implantable medical device 92 1989

Patent Citation Ranking

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Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. (2)
7,096,068 User-attachable or detachable telemetry module for medical devices 20 2002
7,274,963 Interconnect for implantable medical device header 7 2002
 
MEDTRONIC, INC. (1)
7,309,262 Connector assembly for an implantable medical device and process for making 5 2007

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