Appeal No. 2001-1196
Application No. 09/139,155
1. A lead capable of electrical and mechanical coupling to
both a port of an implantable medical device's header assembly
and to another lead, said lead comprising:
(a) an elongated, main body portion having a proximal and
distal end;
(b) at least one terminal connector attached to the
proximal end of the main body and adapted for coupling
the lead to a header assembly of a medical device;
(c) at least one electrode embodied within the main body
portion;
(d) at least one conductor corresponding with each
electrode and electrically insulated, wherein a distal
end of each conductor is attached to each corresponding
electrode and a proximal end of each conductor is
attached to at least one corresponding terminal
connector;
(e) an adapting member extending from the lead having a
port adaptable for sealably receiving a terminal
connector of a second lead, said port having an
electrically conductive terminal block positioned
within said port, wherein a jumper wire is electrically
coupled to the terminal block and the conductors of the
main body of the lead.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Stutz, Jr. (Stutz) 5,413,595 May 09, 1995
Fain et al. (Fain) 5,679,026 Oct. 21, 1997
Claims 1 through 15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Stutz in view of Fain.
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