Patent · US Expired

Insulating member for a medical electrical lead and method for assembly

US7546163B2 · kind B2 · utility

6Cited by

17References

24Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Medtronic, Inc. · US

Inventors

Thomas C. Bischoff · Buxtehude, DE
Kathryn R. Parsons · Fridley, US
Marc Helmick · Boston, US
Bret R. Shoberg · Corcoran, US
George M. Huepenbecker · Vadnais Heights, US
Sandra F. Viktora · Coon Rapids, US
James J. Snyder · Sagamore Hills, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 17, 2002
Grant date	Jun 9, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 3, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49227
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical electrical lead that includes a lead body having a lead body lumen, an electrode head assembly fixedly engaged with the lead body and having an electrode head assembly lumen communicating with the lead body lumen, and a conductor extending within the lead body lumen and the electrode head assembly lumen. An insulating member extends through the electrode head assembly lumen and the lead body lumen to electrically isolate the conductor.

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