US Patent Issued to Greatbatch on May 26 for "Strain-relief/lead assembly electrically and mechanically connected to an active medical device" (Uruguayan, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,506, issued on May 26, was assigned to Greatbatch Ltd. (Clarence, N.Y.).

"Strain-relief/lead assembly electrically and mechanically connected to an active medical device" was invented by Luis Daniel Villamil (Montevideo, Uruguay), Ignacio Agustin Armesto (Montevideo, Uruguay) and Hugh D. Hestad (Edina, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An active medical device has a feedthrough with at least two terminal pins that are connected to electronic components in the device housing. A lead connector is connected to a strain-relief device for a lead. The lead connector supports at least two proximally-facing C-shaped inserts with an annular...