Patent ID: 7534127
Filing Date: 2009-05-19
Classification: A61N,H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An implantable electrical connector comprising: a first body portion having a plurality of first contacts; a second body portion having a plurality of second contacts, wherein said first and second body portions are configured such that each said second contact is operatively aligned with a corresponding first contact when the first and second body portions are engaged with each other; wherein each individual pair of corresponding first and second contacts comprises a penetrating contact and a receiving contact, said penetrating and receiving contacts configured to releasably inter-engage therebetween upon engagement between said first and second body portions, and further wherein at least one of said first or second contacts is exposed to the environment prior to their engagement; and a non-penetrating conducting portion disposed on said penetrating contact, wherein said penetrating contact is non-conducting.