Patent ID: 9017341
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A leadless intra-cardiac medical device (LIMD) configured to be contained within a heart of a patient, said device comprising: an electrode assembly configured to be retained completely within the heart of the patient and further configured to be anchored within a first wall portion of a first chamber of a heart, the electrode assembly comprising an electrode main body having a first securing helix, an electrode wire segment extending from the body and a first segment-terminating contact positioned on the electrode wire segment, the first securing helix configured to be anchored within a first wall portion of the first chamber of a heart; a housing assembly configured to be retained completely within the heart of the patient and further configured to be anchored within a second wall portion of a second chamber of the heart, the housing assembly comprising a body having a second securing helix and a housing wire segment extending from the body, and a second segment-terminating contact positioned on the housing wire segment; a connector block having a first side and a second side, the connector block having first and second passages extending from the first side to the second side, through the connector block, the connector block having a first flared chamber along the first passage and intermediate the first side and second side and a second flared chamber along the second passage and intermediate the first sided and the second side, the connector block further having a threaded opening positioned along the first edge and intermediate the first and second passages, the threaded opening to receive therein a maneuvering wire; and the connector block further for retaining, in the first passage, the first segment-terminating contact on the electrode wire segment extending from the body of the electrode assembly and for retaining, in the second passage, the second segment-terminating contact on the housing wire segment extending from the body of the housing assembly, the connector further electrically splicing together the electrode wire segment extending from the body of the electrode assembly with the housing wire segment extending from the body of the housing assembly to electrically connect the electrode wire segment to the housing wire segment by retaining the first and second segment-terminating contacts.