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Medical device conductor junctions

US8271100B2 · kind B2 · utility

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45References

21Claims

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Assignee

Medtronic, Inc. · US

Inventors

Gregory A. Boser · Richfield, US
Ryan J. Collins · Minneapolis, US
Mark T. Marshall · Forest Lake, US
Grant H. Wurdell · St. Louis Park, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 18, 2010
Grant date	Sep 18, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 18, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S439/909
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical electrical lead includes a lead body, an inner assembly extending throught the lead body, an outer insulative layer covering the inner assembly, and an electrode mounted outside the exterior surface of the outer insulative layer. The inner assembly includes an elongate inner structure forming a lumen, an elongate conductor extending along an outer surface of the inner structure, and a conductive fitting coupled to the elongate conductor.

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