Patent ID: 8315715

Claim:
A method of providing electrical stimulation to a patient as a medical therapy using an implantable pulse generator and a stimulation lead, the method comprising: providing a connector implant device, the connector implant device comprising (i) an implantable housing, (ii) an aperture within the housing for receiving a portion of the stimulation lead, (iii) a plurality of electrical connectors within the aperture for electrically connecting to the electrical contacts of the stimulation lead, wherein each of the plurality of electrical connectors comprises a respective outer band, and (iv) a respective inductive winding disposed around the outer band of each of the electrical connectors, wherein the respective inductive winding is adapted to limit MRI induced current flowing to or from the stimulation lead; inserting the stimulation lead into the connector implant device with one or more electrodes of the stimulation lead adjacent to electrically excitable tissue of the patient; connecting the implantable pulse generator to the stimulation lead through the connector implant device; generating stimulation pulses by the implantable pulse generator; and delivering the generated stimulation pulses to the patient using the one or more electrodes of the stimulation lead to treat one or more medical conditions of the patient.