Patent ID: 8224458
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. An implantable medical device that operably couples to an apparatus for delivery electrical signals in a patient, the implantable medical device comprising: a body comprising: a conductive member at the distal end portion of the body; an electrical contact at the proximal end portion of the body, the electrical contact being electrically coupled to the conductive member by a conductor and being positioned such that, when received by the apparatus, at least a portion of the apparatus is capable of electrically coupling to the electrical contact; and a reinforcement member integrated into the polymeric material of the body, the reinforcement member in contact with the electrical contact and extending distally within the polymeric material of the body from the electrical contact, wherein, the electrical contact is configured to receive a compressive force from the apparatus when the proximal end portion of the body is received by the apparatus, the reinforcement member is located in the body at a point configured to receive the compressive force, the implantable medical device is configured to be secured to the apparatus by the compressive force, and the implantable medical device is configured such that a tensile load on the polymeric material of the body is transferred to the reinforcement member along where the reinforcement member is integrated into the polymeric material of the body when a pull force is placed on the body.