Patent ID: 9308380
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: A61N,H01R

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for use within a header of an implantable medical device, the apparatus comprising: a substantially annular spring, sized and shaped to be disposed in the header, the spring defining a loop extending about a central axis and defining a horizontal plane perpendicular to the central axis, the spring including a plurality of elastically deformable inner and outer switchback portions that both zigzag and curve transversely about the loop to define a surface that at least partially encompasses the loop, wherein the spring includes a gap running in the horizontal plane, and defined by a width between an end of the inner switchback portion and an end of the outer switchback portion, the gap dimensioned such that there is no overlap between the end of the inner switchback portion and the end of the outer switchback portion.