Patent ID: 8260424
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: A61B,A61N,H01R

Abstract:
1. A connection monitoring system for an implantable medical lead system, the connection monitoring system comprising: an implantable lead with a distal end and at least one proximal end, the lead comprising a plurality of terminals disposed at each proximal end; a first trial system cable having a distal end and at least one proximal end, the distal end of the first trial system cable configured and arranged to electrically couple with the lead, the first trial system cable comprising an external trial system configured and arranged to electrically couple with the first trial system cable, wherein the external trial system is configured and arranged to electrically connect with the lead when the lead is electrically coupled to the first trial system cable and the first trial system cable is electrically coupled to the external trial system; and a sensor electrically coupled to the external trial system, the sensor configured and arranged for detecting a loss of electrical connectivity between the external trial system and the lead when the lead becomes electrically decoupled from the external trial system, wherein the sensor is electrically coupled to the first conductor pin and the second conductor pin.