Patent ID: 8849420
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: A61N,H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An implantable medical device comprising: a device container including an electronic module within the device container; a header core including a bore hole portion and at least two electrical contacts disposed within the bore hole portion, the header core including at least one cavity formed in a side wall of the header core and intersecting the bore hole portion, the at least one cavity collinear with the bore hole portion and configured to receive at least one of the electrical contacts such that the at least one of the electrical contacts is within the bore hole portion, the at least two electrical contacts being electrically coupled to the electronic module within the device container, the at least two electrical contacts being configured to engage with a lead disposed within the bore hole portion, wherein the header core is configured to allow location of the at least two electrical contacts in a selected configuration within the bore hole portion; and a header shell disposed around the header core and attached to the device container.