Patent ID: 9629996
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61N,H01R

Claim:
1. A method for adjusting the distance from which a lead extends from a face of a connector configured to receive the lead, the connector including a lead receptacle having first and second internal contacts configured to electrically couple to the first and second contacts of the lead, the method comprising: inserting a lead into the lead receptacle, the lead comprising a device having a lead connector configured to receive the lead, wherein the connector has first and second radially spaced apart internal contacts, wherein the first internal contact is configured to engage and electrically couple the first contact of the lead when the lead is received by the connector, and wherein the second internal contact is configured to engage and electrically couple the second contact of the lead when the lead is received by the connector; wherein the lead is axially moveable in the connector such that the distance the lead extends from a face of the connector is adjustable, and wherein the first and second contacts of the lead and the first and second contacts of the connector, respectively, are electrically couplable at a plurality of axial positions as the lead is moved axially within the connector; and adjusting the distance that the lead extends from the face of the connector by axially moving the lead within the lead receptacle, wherein the first and second contacts of the lead are capable of electrically coupling to the first and second internal contacts of the receptacle as the lead is being axially moved within the receptacle.