Patent ID: 6112120
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: A61N,H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
An active implantable medical device, comprising a generator connector including an axial female cavity having an internal surface to receive an external surface of a probe connector and an outlet, at least one connection output in said cavity, and means for mechanically immobilizing the probe connector in the cavity, the at least one connection output comprising an electrical conducting element and means for exerting a radial support pressure on said electrical conducting element and against a conducting element of the external surface of the probe connector, wherein the immobilizing means is distinct from the at least one connection output and further comprises a locking wedge to be forcibly inserted between the probe external surface and the cavity internal surface at an outlet of the cavity, said wedge having a longitudinal axis and a cuneiform profile in section along said axis.