Patent ID: 11918821
Assignee: CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. A method of manufacturing one or more connector port subassemblies, method comprising:
arranging one or more connector blocks within a connector bore to interference fit within the connector bore, the connector bore being arranged within a core subassembly and having a proximal end and a distal end and one or more windows through the core subassembly configured to allow electrical interface with the one or more connector blocks; and
arranging one or more seal rings within the connector bore to interference fit within the connector bore and eliminate adulterant entry into the connector bore through the one or more windows,
wherein the one or more seal rings are configured to engage with an interior surface of the connector bore, the seal rings having a first portion including sidewalls, a first outer surface extending between the sidewalls, and a plurality of ridges arranged along the first outer surface and the sidewalls, the first outer surface comprising a first material, and
wherein the one or more seal rings are configured to engage with a terminal pin of an implantable lead, the seal ring having a second portion including an inner surface extending between the sidewalls, the second portion comprising a second material, wherein the first material is less flexible than the second material.