Patent ID: 7945328
Filing Date: 2011-05-17
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A strain reliever for a lead of an implantable cardiac stimulator, said lead including at least one electric cable having an electrical conductor, said strain reliever comprising: a strain reliever body comprising electrically conducting material configured to be in electrical contact with said electrical conductor, said strain reliever body being configured to be locked in electrical contact with electrical circuitry of the cardiac stimulator; a fastener configured to fasten said strain reliever body to a proximal end of the cable at a fastening point on a peripheral surface of the strain relieve body located at a distance from a distal end of said strain reliever body; and a fixing arrangement at a distal end of said strain reliever body that fixes the cable to extend in the distal direction from a departure point from the distal end of the strain reliever body, and causing said cable to extend in a helical path on a peripheral surface of the strain reliever body between the fastening point and the departure point.