Patent ID: 7510447

Claim:
A contact assembly for a connector module of a medical device, the contact assembly comprising: a mounting member including a bore extending along a longitudinal axis of the assembly, a first mounting sidewall extending about a first portion of a perimeter of the bore, a second mounting sidewall being axially offset from the first mounting sidewall and extending about a second portion of the perimeter of the bore, the second portion being offset about the perimeter from the first portion by approximately ninety degrees, and a shoulder extending about the first and second portions of the perimeter of the bore and being axially located between the first and second mounting sidewalls; a first contact clip mounted on the first mounting sidewall, the first contact clip including a first terminal end and a first leg extending into the bore and being terminated at the first terminal end on an opposite side of the bore from the first mounting sidewall, and a second terminal end and a second leg extending into the bore on an opposite side of the bore from the first leg, and being terminated at the second terminal end on the opposite side of the bore from the first mounting sidewall; and a second contact clip mounted on the second mounting sidewall, the second contact clip including a first terminal end and a first leg extending into the bore and being terminated at the first terminal end of the second clip on an opposite side of the bore from the second mounting sidewall, and a second terminal end and a second leg extending into the bore on an opposite side of the bore from the first leg of the second contact clip, and being terminated at the second terminal end of the second clip on the opposite side of the bore from the second mounting sidewall; wherein the bore receives an axial insertion of a medical electrical lead connector therein.