US Patent 7711428 Hermetic lead connector assembly

Patent 7711428 was granted and assigned to Medtronic on May, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Medtronic

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7711428

Date of Patent

May 4, 2010

Patent Application Number

11733247

Date Filed

April 10, 2007

Patent Citations Received

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US Patent 11766560 Device for interacting with neurological tissue and methods of making and using the same

Patent Primary Examiner

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Carl H Layno

Patent abstract

A hermetic lead connector assembly includes a hermetic lead connector having an open end, a lead connector outer surface and a lead connector inner surface defining a lead aperture and a rigid sleeve is disposed about the hermetic lead connector outer surface. The hermetic lead connector has one or more electrically conducting contact rings spaced apart by electrically insulating rings. The hermetic lead connector provides a hermetic seal between the lead connector outer surface and the lead connector inner surface. The rigid sleeve has an aperture that exposes a portion of the one or more electrically conducting contact rings.