Patents by Inventor Steven Roger Conger

Steven Roger Conger has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Connectors with spring contacts for electrical stimulation systems and methods of making and using same
    Patent number: 11139603
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a connector body with an elongated shape and a longitudinal axis. The connector body defines a port at a first end configured to receive a proximal portion of a lead or lead extension. Contact assemblies are axially spaced-apart within the connector body and collectively form a lumen that extends from the port along the longitudinal axis of the connector body. Each contact assembly includes a spring contact disposed within a contact housing. The spring contact has a contact region that extends diagonally with respect to the longitudinal axis of the connector body. The contact region is positioned within the contact housing so that insertion of the proximal portion of the lead or lead extension into the contact housing results in a bending deflection of the contact region of the spring contact while maintaining contact between the contact region and the lead or lead extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
    Inventor: Steven Roger Conger
  • CONNECTORS WITH SPRING CONTACTS FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME
    Publication number: 20190103696
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a connector body with an elongated shape and a longitudinal axis. The connector body defines a port at a first end configured to receive a proximal portion of a lead or lead extension. Contact assemblies are axially spaced-apart within the connector body and collectively form a lumen that extends from the port along the longitudinal axis of the connector body. Each contact assembly includes a spring contact disposed within a contact housing. The spring contact has a contact region that extends diagonally with respect to the longitudinal axis of the connector body. The contact region is positioned within the contact housing so that insertion of the proximal portion of the lead or lead extension into the contact housing results in a bending deflection of the contact region of the spring contact while maintaining contact between the contact region and the lead or lead extension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventor: Steven Roger Conger