Methods for making and using improved leads with pre-formed relief sections

US9079013B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation · US

Inventors

• Andrew DiGiore · Santa Monica, US
• John Michael Barker · Ventura, US
• Anne Margaret Pianca · Santa Monica, US
• Michael A. Moffitt · Valencia, US
• Matthew Lee McDonald · Pasadena, US
• Joshua Dale Howard · Fresno, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 2, 2012
• Grant date: Jul 14, 2015
• Expiry date: Jun 2, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T156/1062
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method for manufacturing a lead includes pre-forming at least one relief section along a length of an elongated conductor having a first end and an opposing second end. The conductor with the pre-formed relief section is inserted into a conductor lumen defined along a length of an elongated lead body. The lead body has a first end and an opposing second end. An electrode is disposed at the first end of the lead body. The first end of the conductor is electrically coupled to the electrode. A terminal is disposed at the second end of the lead body. The second end of the conductor is electrically coupled to the terminal.