Electrical connection between coiled lead conductor and lead tip electrode
US4566467A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 1984 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/0565
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The electrical connection of a tip electrode assembly to a pacing lead is effected by: providing bared end coils of a coiled conductor of the pacing lead; positioning the shank of a tip electrode adjacent a distal end of the bared end coils, the coils having a predetermined inner diameter and a predetermined outer diameter; positioning a conductive sleeve between the distal end of the bared end coils and the shank, the sleeve having a predetermined initial diameter greater than the outer diameter of the coils; positioning the bared end coils around the shank and the sleeve around the shank and bared end coils; and causing the sleeve to engage and force the bared end coils against the shank with the sleeve then having a smaller inner diameter.
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