Patent ID: 7164951

Claim:
An electrical connector assembly for a medical device comprising: an elastomeric element forming a first hole to receive a portion of a medical lead; a conductive element having a side wall extending from a proximal end to a distal end, an inner surface of the side wall forming a second hole, the conductive element fixedly positioned about an end of the elastomeric element so that the second hole is in fluid communication with the first hole; and a plurality of contact members extending from a contact member proximal end fixedly positioned along the proximal end of the side wall of the conductive element to a contact member distal end, the plurality of contact members extending inward through the second hole, the contact member distal end extending outward from the distal end of the side wall to be positioned within the first hole so that the contact member distal end is positioned against the elastomeric element upon insertion of the medical lead though the first hole and the second hole.