Patents Assigned to Cretex Orthopaedics, Inc.
  • Method of manufacturing a set screw-less pacemaker header with lead lock system
    Patent number: 9149644
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a header for an implantable medical device such as a pacemaker which contains an advantageous molded design with encapsulated wires and conductive features. The header including a specifically formed lead lock member in which a plurality of collets residing in bores in the molded housing are used to retain and lock implantable leads in place without the use of set screws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Cretex Orthopaedics, Inc.
    Inventors: James C. Biggs, Jr., Thomas F. West
  • Set screw-less pacemaker header with lead lock system
    Patent number: 8108045
    Abstract: A header for an implantable medical device such as a pacemaker which contains an advantageous molded design with encapsulated wires and conductive features. The header including a specifically formed lead lock member in which a plurality of collets residing in bores in the molded housing are used to retain and lock implantable leads in place without the use of set screws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Cretex Orthopaedics, Inc.
    Inventors: James C. Biggs, Jr., Thomas F. West