Patent ID: 8433411

Claim:
An implantable pulse generator for electrically stimulating a patient, comprising: a metallic housing enclosing pulse generating circuitry; a header mechanically coupled to the metallic housing, the header adapted to seal terminals of one or more stimulation leads within the header and to provide electrical connections for the terminals; the header comprising an inner compliant component for holding a plurality of electrical connectors and an outer component, wherein (i) the inner compliant component is an integral, single piece of compliant material, (ii) the inner compliant component comprises a plurality of walls defining a plurality of recesses, (iii) the electrical connectors are held in the plurality of recesses by an elastomeric force applied by the plurality of walls, (iv) the plurality of walls comprise a plurality of apertures defining two respective parallel channels through the inner compliant component, (v) the outer component is fit over at least a portion of the inner compliant component containing the plurality of electrical connectors to cover electrical connectors within the inner compliant component, and (vi) the electrical connectors are electrically coupled to the pulse generating circuitry through feedthrough wires.