Patent ID: 11951317
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. A method for performing a trial stimulation on a patient, the method comprising:
providing the operating room cable assembly of claim 1;
advancing a distal end portion of an electrical stimulation lead into the patient with a proximal end portion of the electrical stimulation lead extending outwardly from the patient, wherein the distal end portion of the electrical stimulation lead is advanced to a position where a plurality of electrodes disposed along the distal end portion of the electrical stimulation lead are in proximity to a target stimulation location;
inserting the proximal end portion of the electrical stimulation lead into the lead lumen of the lead connector of the operating room cable assembly while the contact assembly is in the load position; and
allowing the contact assembly to return to the lock position to lock the proximal end portion of the electrical stimulation lead in the lead lumen of the lead connector.