Bal Seal Engineering Inc., a global provider of
custom-engineered sealing, connecting, and conducting solutions, has announced
plans to launch the world’s first integrated seal and electrical contact system
for active implantable devices.
The company confirmed that it has set a date of October 13th,
2010 for the official rollout of its SYGNUS Implantable Contact System, which
combines electrical contacts and isolation seals in a standardized,
platform-ready “stack” configuration to provide a turnkey connecting solution
for implantable devices used in cardiac rhythm management, neuromodulation, and
neuro sensing therapies.
According to Bal Seal, the new SYGNUS system pairs the
company’s Bal Conn electrical contact technology with
pre-tested silicone seals, resulting in an “all-inclusive package” engineered
to help large and small device OEMs improve speed to market and eliminate the
need for procurement and testing of individual components.
Bal Seal said the number of contacts and seals in the SYGNUS
system will be configurable to meet unique application and industry
requirements, such as the IS4 standard for cardiac health management devices. The
Canted-coil spring contact design will offer multi-point conductivity and low
insertion force, and will compensate for any surface irregularity, no matter
how small. The system’s precision-engineered silicone seals will provide
superior dielectric isolation, and the combined stack will offer excellent
resistance to long-term material adhesion and potential fatigue caused by
multiple lead insertion cycles. Contacts in the stack will be force and
resistance tested, and sealing components will be packaged to critical clean
standards.
