Patent ID: 6743055
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: A61N,H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
A lead capable of electrical and mechanical coupling to both a port of an implantable medical device's header assembly and to another lead, said lead comprising:(a) an elongated, main body portion having a proximal and distal end; (b) at least one terminal connector attached to the proximal end of the main body and adapted for coupling the lead to a header assembly of a medical device; (c) at least one electrode embodied within the main body portion; (d) at least one conductor corresponding with each electrode and electrically insulated, wherein a distal end of each conductor is attached to each corresponding electrode and a proximal end of each conductor is attached to at least one corresponding terminal connector; (e) an adapting member formed as a part of the main body portion and extending from the lead, the adapting member having a port adaptable for sealably receiving a terminal connector of a second lead, said port having an electrically conductive terminal block positioned within said port, wherein a jumper wire is electrically coupled to the terminal block and the conductors of the main body of the lead, said adapting member further including an aperture extending therethrough such that the aperture aligns with a header port when the lead is coupled to the header assembly.