Patent ID: 8521290
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: A61N,H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector assembly for removably attaching a plurality of leads to an implantable medical device, comprising: a connector block housing having a first end and a second end; and at least one lead insertion lumen extending through said connector block housing from said first end to said second end and providing two lead points of entry through said connector block housing and into said lead insertion lumen, said lead insertion lumen further comprising a plurality of electrical lumen contacts disposed within said lead insertion lumen and configured to direct an electrical pulse from a pulse generator assembly to a lead positioned within said lead insertion lumen, wherein said lead insertion lumen is configured to simultaneously accept leads inserted through each of said first end and said second end, and wherein said at least one lead insertion lumen is reconfigurable to direct electrical pulses to first and second leads having first and second numbers of electrical lead contacts, and to third and fourth leads having third and fourth numbers of electrical lead contacts that are different from said first and second numbers of electrical lead contacts.