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Title: High-density percutaneous chronic connector for neural prosthetics

Abstract

A high density percutaneous chronic connector, having first and second connector structures each having an array of magnets surrounding a mounting cavity. A first electrical feedthrough array is seated in the mounting cavity of the first connector structure and a second electrical feedthrough array is seated in the mounting cavity of the second connector structure, with a feedthrough interconnect matrix positioned between a top side of the first electrical feedthrough array and a bottom side of the second electrical feedthrough array to electrically connect the first electrical feedthrough array to the second electrical feedthrough array. The two arrays of magnets are arranged to attract in a first angular position which connects the first and second connector structures together and electrically connects the percutaneously connected device to the external electronics, and to repel in a second angular position to facilitate removal of the second connector structure from the first connector structure.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1221401
Patent Number(s):
9138571
Application Number:
13/898,418
Assignee:
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE A61M - DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY
DOE Contract Number:  
AC52-07NA27344
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2013 May 20
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING

Citation Formats

Shah, Kedar G., Bennett, William J., and Pannu, Satinderpall S. High-density percutaneous chronic connector for neural prosthetics. United States: N. p., 2015. Web.
Shah, Kedar G., Bennett, William J., & Pannu, Satinderpall S. High-density percutaneous chronic connector for neural prosthetics. United States.
Shah, Kedar G., Bennett, William J., and Pannu, Satinderpall S. Tue . "High-density percutaneous chronic connector for neural prosthetics". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1221401.
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abstractNote = {A high density percutaneous chronic connector, having first and second connector structures each having an array of magnets surrounding a mounting cavity. A first electrical feedthrough array is seated in the mounting cavity of the first connector structure and a second electrical feedthrough array is seated in the mounting cavity of the second connector structure, with a feedthrough interconnect matrix positioned between a top side of the first electrical feedthrough array and a bottom side of the second electrical feedthrough array to electrically connect the first electrical feedthrough array to the second electrical feedthrough array. The two arrays of magnets are arranged to attract in a first angular position which connects the first and second connector structures together and electrically connects the percutaneously connected device to the external electronics, and to repel in a second angular position to facilitate removal of the second connector structure from the first connector structure.},
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year = {2015},
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Works referenced in this record:

Overmolded wire sealing assembly
patent, February 2006


Feed-through assembly
patent, February 2015