Patent ID: 8332044
Filing Date: 2012-12-11
Classification: A61N,H01R

Abstract:
1. An implantable connection port for coupling an external device to a surgically implanted electrode, comprising: a housing defining an interface chamber therewithin and a proximal opening which, when the housing is in an operative position, faces an outer surface of a skin of a body within which the connection port is implanted; a cover extending across an opening in the housing wherein, when in an operative position, the cover lies substantially flush with the outer surface of the skin with the housing extending beneath the cover within the body, the cover being selectively openable to receive an electrical connector of an external device through the opening in the housing; and a connection jack mounted within the housing for coupling to an electrical connector of the external device, wherein the cover includes a passive valve biased toward a closed position, the valve being openable to receive the electrical connector therethrough.