Patent ID: 8233986
Filing Date: 2012-07-31
Classification: A61N,H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A connector header for an implantable medical device, the connector header comprising: a housing formed of a plastic material having a modulus or rigidity of 100 ksi or greater, the housing defining an opening for insertion of a lead, wherein a side opening is formed in a wall of the housing, the side opening extending from an interior surface of the housing to an exterior surface of the housing; a lead receptacle having an electrically conductive element operably couplable to a feedthrough of the implantable medical device, the lead receptacle being in communication with the opening and being disposed within the housing such that an electrical contact of the lead is electrically couplable to the electrically conductive element of the receptacle when the lead is inserted into the receptacle; a receptacle anchor element for securing the lead receptacle to the housing, the anchor element being operably coupled to the receptacle and at least a portion of the anchor element extending into the side opening; and a securing element disposed on the exterior surface of the housing at the side opening and connected to the receptacle anchor element, securing the lead receptacle relative to the housing.