Methods for forming electrically active surfaces for medical electrical leads
US7067765B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 23, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 3, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49194
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for forming an electrically active surface for a medical electrical lead includes the steps of inserting a conductor coil into a shroud that includes an opening, lifting an end of at least one filar of a plurality of filars forming the coil out through the opening, and removing a layer of insulation from about the end of the at least one filar by means of laser ablation.
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