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US 2006/0032657 A1Published application
Lead assembly with flexible portions and method therefor
AssigneeCardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
InventorPaul Zarembo
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Abstract
A lead assembly includes an outer insulative body, a conductor, and at least one electrode electrically coupled with at least one conductor. A flexible portion for example having a bellows portion is disposed along the lead body.
Claims28
A lead assembly comprising:
- an outer insulative body extending from a proximal end to a distal end, and having an intermediate portion therebetween;
- at least one conductor disposed within the outer insulative body;
- at least one electrode electrically coupled with the at least one conductor;
- and
- a flexible portion having a bellows portion disposed along at least one of proximal end or the intermediate portion of the outer insulative body.
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A lead assembly comprising:
- a tubular insulative body extending from a proximal end to a distal end;
- at least one conductor disposed within the tubular insulative body;
- at least one electrode electrically coupled with the at least one conductor;
- and
- an electrically conductive undulating portion disposed along the tubular insulative body.
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A method comprising:
- coupling a conductor with at least one electrode, and
- disposing the conductor and the at least one electrode within an insulative body;
- and
- coupling a flexible bellows portion along an intermediate or proximal portion of the insulative body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.