US 12,080,971 B2
Connector assembly for active implantable medical device
Joseph Vandenburg, Bethesda, MD (US); and Jerzy Sochor, Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Assigned to NeuroPace, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by NeuroPace, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/112,387.
Application 18/112,387 is a continuation of application No. 17/213,138, filed on Mar. 25, 2021, granted, now 11,621,515.
Prior Publication US 2023/0208071 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01R 13/40 (2006.01); A61N 1/375 (2006.01); H01R 13/518 (2006.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/518 (2013.01) [A61N 1/3754 (2013.01); H01R 13/5202 (2013.01); A61N 1/3605 (2013.01); H01R 2201/12 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An implantable medical device comprising:
at least one lead including a connector end with a lead contact;
a housing;
electronics within the housing;
a cover assembly having an aperture, the cover assembly configured to receive the connector end of the at least one lead, and to align the lead contact with the aperture;
a feedthrough assembly electrically coupled to the electronics within the housing and configured to couple with the cover assembly and including a feedthrough contact; and
a detached electrical contact between the feedthrough contact and the aperture when the cover assembly and feedthrough assembly are coupled, the detached electrical contact comprising a first surface facing the feedthrough contact and a second surface facing the aperture,
wherein the detached electrical contact is configured to allow for a compression connection with the feedthrough contacts when the cover assembly is coupled to the feedthrough assembly.