Patent ID: 8167640

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: an electrical connector having a proximal end portion defining a first opening and a second opening each circumferentially disposed about the electrical connector, the connector having a side wall defining a lumen configured to receive at least a conductive portion of an electronic implant, the side wall defining an elongate opening such that the side wall is divided into a first portion and a second portion, the second portion of the side wall defining an outer circumference, the first portion of the side wall configured to move relative to the second portion of the side wall between a first position and a second position, the first portion of the side wall being displaced outside of the outer circumference of the second portion of the sidewall when in the second position, the first portion of the side wall being electrically conductive and including a protrusion configured to contact the conductive portion of the electronic implant such that the conductive portion of the electronic implant is electrically coupled to the first portion of the side wall when the first portion of the side wall is in the second position; and a connection member having a first protrusion and a second protrusion, the first protrusion and the second protrusion configured to releasably engage the first opening and the second opening of the electrical connector such that the connection member is electrically coupled to the electrical connector.