Patent ID: 8369951
Filing Date: 2013-02-05
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A connector assembly for installing in an IPG device including a plurality of conducting IPG pins, said connector assembly for connecting said IPG device to a contact assembly including a plurality of contact blocks, said connector assembly comprising a plurality of conducting leads, each one of said conducting leads including: a contact assembly connector at one end of said conducting lead adapted for connecting to a corresponding one of the contact blocks of the contact assembly, said contact assembly connector including a contact portion adapted for electrically contacting a contact portion of the corresponding contact block; an IPG connector at another end of said conducting lead for electrically connecting to the IPG device, said IPG connector including a flat terminal portion and a curved portion split to receive a corresponding one of the conductive IPG pins of the IPG device such that said flat terminal portion is adapted to be received against a head provided at the end of the corresponding IPG pin and wherein said split portion is adapted to receive a body of the corresponding IPG pin; and a conductive wire portion connecting said contact assembly connector to said IPG connector, wherein said conductive wire portion is adapted to be routed through various structures of said contact assembly.