Patent ID: 8692559

Claim:
An adapter for testing an implantable medical lead with a testing device and a cable arrangement in communication with the testing device and terminating in pinching clips, the implantable medical lead including a lead connector end with ring contacts, the adapter comprising: a housing with a handle portion, a connector interface portion and a bore through the handle portion and the connector interface portion configured to receive the lead connector end of the implantable medical lead; conductive clips disposed in respective recesses in the connector interface portion of the housing, the conductive clips configured to electrically connect to the ring contacts of the lead connector end of the implantable medical lead when the lead connector end is positioned within the bore of the housing; and insulating walls disposed on the connector interface portion of the housing between the adjacent conductive clips, the insulating walls configured to prevent electrical communication between the conductive clips, wherein each conductive clip is configured to directly receive and electrically and mechanically connect with a respective pinching clip of the cable arrangement.