Patent ID: 9089686
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: A61N,H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An implantable pulse generator header comprising a spring contact ring including: a. an outer housing comprising an outer wall and an inner wall surrounding a bore having a longitudinal axis; and b. extending into the bore from the inner wall, a spring contact member comprising a plurality of circumferential spaced, arcuate, separated, spring finger strips each joined at a first end to an annular base of a first diameter and spiraling inwardly and at an oblique angle toward the longitudinal axis in a vertical fashion such that free ends of the plurality of spring fingers define a circular pattern of a lesser diameter than the first diameter, said free ends terminating in an electrical contact zone which is biased toward the longitudinal axis of the bore and said spring finger strips being free to flex within the bore in an area between the longitudinal axis of the bore and the inner wall of the outer housing.