ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,290, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Pacesetter Inc. (Sylmar, Calif.).

"Quadripolar header connector support for pre-molded header of implantable pulse generator" was invented by Brett C. Villavicencio (Valencia, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is an implantable pulse generator for administering electrotherapy via an implantable lead. The pulse generator includes a housing and a header connector assembly coupled to the housing. The header connector assembly includes a connector assembly and a header enclosing the connector assembly. The connector assembly includes a support and a connector receptacle. The supp...