Michael John Kane,Greg Paul Carpenter,Amy Christine Kubas,Jennifer Lynn Pavlovic
申请号:
US11533948
公开号:
US08290592B2
申请日:
2006.09.21
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要:
Disclosed herein, among other things, is an implantable medical device header assembly with an optical interface. The header assembly can include a housing defining a cavity an electrical contact disposed along the cavity an electrical conductor configured to electrically couple the electrical contact with the implantable medical device and an optical conductor. The header assembly can include a housing defining a first cavity for receiving a proximal end of an electrical lead and a second cavity for receiving a proximal end of an optical lead. The header assembly can include a housing configured to be coupled to the implantable medical device, the housing defining a lead port for receiving a proximal end of a lead, the port configured to be in electrical and optical communication with the lead a transducer disposed within the housing, and an electrical conductor disposed within the housing. Other aspects and embodiments are provided herein.