Patent ID: 9522281
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: A61N,H01R,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An implantable electrical medical device comprising: electronics configured to generate or receive an electrical signal, the electronics containing a plurality of channels through which the electrical signal may be transmitted; a first lead receptacle having a defined number of internal contacts, wherein each of the internal contacts are independently operably coupled to a discrete channel of the electronics; and a second lead receptacle having a defined number of internal contacts, wherein the defined number of internal contacts of the second lead receptacle is less than the defined number of internal contacts of the first lead receptacle, and wherein each of the internal contacts of the second lead receptacle are independently operably coupled to a discrete channel of the electronics; wherein at least one of the internal contacts of the first lead receptacle and at least one of the internal contacts of the second lead receptacle are operably coupled to the same channel of the electronics.