Implantable lead and method of manufacture
US6216045A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 26, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/4922
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An implantable, substantially isodiametric, low resistance implantable lead having at least one electrode positioned in a stimulation/sensing portion of the lead. At least the stimulation/sensing portion is unitized through partially surrounding and supporting insulation and conductive element(s) of the stimulation/sensing portion with a fused matrix of material having mechanical properties consistent with a body of the lead.
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