US 11,813,468 B2
Connector conditioning/bore plug
Kevin R. Seifert, Forest Lake, MN (US); Lonnie D. Ronning, Coon Rapids, MN (US); Michael D. Eggen, Chisago City, MN (US); and Michelle S. Reinert, Isanti, MN (US)
Assigned to Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed by Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed on Jul. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/378,003.
Prior Publication US 2023/0013928 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. A61N 1/375 (2006.01); H01R 13/62 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/3752 (2013.01) [H01R 13/62 (2013.01); H01R 2201/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a medical device defining an end cap bore and a bore that opens to the end cap bore, wherein the end cap bore defines a cross-sectional dimension greater than a cross-sectional dimension of the bore; and
a bore plug comprising an elongate body having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and defining a major longitudinal axis therethrough, the distal portion being sized and configured to be received within the bore, and the proximal portion configured to be received within the end cap bore when the distal portion fully inserts within the bore,
wherein the proximal portion defines a first diameter and the distal portion defines a second diameter less than the first diameter,
wherein the second diameter is configured to cause the distal portion to establish an interference fit with an inner surface of the bore when the distal portion is inserted within or withdrawn from the bore,
wherein the first diameter is configured to limit insertion of the proximal portion into the bore when the distal portion is fully inserted into the bore,
wherein the distal portion includes a lubricating element including a lubricant, the lubricating element configured to wipe the inner surface with the lubricant when the distal portion establishes the interference fit and the distal portion is inserted within or withdrawn from the bore, and
wherein the bore plug includes a gripping element extending proximally from the proximal portion.