Patent ID: 8821570

Claim:
An annuloplasty ring assembly, comprising: an adjustable annuloplasty ring including a body member comprising shape memory material to change a dimension of the adjustable annuloplasty ring in response to application of an activation energy; a subcutaneous activation cable to provide the activation energy to the shape memory material of the adjustable annuloplasty ring, the subcutaneous activation cable comprising: a first end coupled to the adjustable annuloplasty ring; and a second end comprising a subcutaneous connector including a first plurality of electrodes, wherein the subcutaneous connector comprises an in-line connector such that the first plurality of electrodes comprise electrically conductive bands arranged along an axis of the subcutaneous activation cable to form a male connector; and a subcutaneous port implantable in subcutaneous tissue within a patient, the subcutaneous port comprising: a first interface to receive the subcutaneous connector of the subcutaneous activation cable; a second interface to receive a transcutaneous connector inserted through the patient's skin, the transcutaneous connector providing the activation energy to the subcutaneous port through a second plurality of electrodes; and a plurality of electrical interconnections to establish electrical communication between the first plurality of electrodes of the subcutaneous connector and respective ones of the second plurality of electrodes of the transcutaneous connector, wherein the first interface of the subcutaneous port comprises a first aperture providing access to a first channel within the subcutaneous port to form a female connector that receives the male in-line connector of the subcutaneous connector and establishes an electrical connection between the first plurality of electrodes and respective ones of the plurality of electrical interconnections of the subcutaneous port, wherein the second interface of the subcutaneous port comprises a second aperture providing access to a second channel within the subcutaneous port to form a female connector that receives a male in-line connector of the transcutaneous connector and establishes an electrical connection between the second plurality of electrodes and respective ones of the plurality of electrical interconnections of the subcutaneous port, wherein the first aperture of the first interface and the second aperture of the second interface are located on opposing sides of the subcutaneous port, and wherein an axis of the first channel is in a first plane, an axis of the second channel is in a second plane, and the first plane is parallel to the second plane.