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US 2011/0218603 A1Published application
Crimp terminations for conductors in implantable medical lead and method of making same
AssigneePacesetter, Inc.
InventorsKeith Victorine, Steven R. Conger, Greg Kampa, Dorab N. Sethna, Daniel Ephraim, Sean Matthew Desmond
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing an implantable medical lead is disclosed herein. The method may include: providing a lead body including a proximal end, a distal end, and an electrode near the distal end; provide a conductor extending between the proximal and distal ends; providing a crimp including a ribbon-like member and extending the ribbon-like member around the conductor; and mechanically and electrically connecting the ribbon-like member to the electrode.
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An implantable medical lead comprising:
- a longitudinally extending body including a distal end and a proximal end;
- an electrode on the body near the distal end;
- a lead connector end operably coupled to the proximal end of the body;
- an electrical conductor extending between the lead connector end and the electrode;
- and
- a crimp including a collar and a tail extending from the collar, the collar including a hole, the tail extending around the electrical conductor and through the hole, the crimp electrically and mechanically coupled to the electrode.
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An implantable medical lead comprising:
- a longitudinally extending body including a distal end and a proximal end;
- an electrode on the body near the distal end;
- a lead connector end operably coupled to the proximal end of the body;
- an electrical conductor extending between the lead connector end and the electrode;
- and
- a crimp including:
- opposed first and second portions that are each generally shaped like a half-cylinder, the portions joined along a common longitudinal side;
- a tail extending from a free longitudinal side of the first portion;
- and a hole defined in the second portion, the tail extending around the electrical conductor and through the hole, the crimp electrically and mechanically coupled to the electrode.
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An implantable medical lead comprising:
- a longitudinally extending body including a distal end and a proximal end;
- an electrode on the body near the distal end;
- a lead connector end operably coupled to the proximal end of the body;
- an electrical conductor extending between the lead connector end and the electrode;
- and
- a crimp including a ribbon having a first end and a second end, the ribbon extending around the conductor, a first length of the ribbon near the first end in contact with a second length of the ribbon near the second end, the crimp electrically and mechanically coupled to the electrode.
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An implantable medical lead comprising:
- a longitudinally extending body including a distal end and a proximal end;
- an electrode on the body near the distal end;
- a lead connector end operably coupled to the proximal end of the body;
- an electrical conductor extending between the lead connector end and the electrode;
- and
- a crimp including a portion and a tail extending from the portion, the portion having a generally half-cylinder shape that defines a trough, the conductor received in the trough, the tail electrically and mechanically coupled to the electrode.
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An implantable medical lead comprising:
- a longitudinally extending body including a distal end and a proximal end;
- an electrode on the body near the distal end;
- a lead connector end operably coupled to the proximal end of the body;
- an electrical conductor extending between the lead connector end and the electrode;
- and
- a crimp including a generally cylindrical shape, a split extending generally longitudinally along the generally cylindrical shape, and a trough in which the conductor is received, the crimp electrically and mechanically coupled to the electrode.
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An implantable medical lead comprising:
- a longitudinally extending body including a distal end and a proximal end;
- an electrode on the body near the distal end;
- a lead connector end operably coupled to the proximal end of the body;
- an electrical conductor extending between the lead connector end and the electrode;
- and
- a crimp including a spherical outer surface and a recess formed in the spherical outer surface, the conductor received in the recess, the crimp electrically and mechanically coupled to the electrode.
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An implantable medical lead comprising:
- a longitudinally extending body including a distal end and a proximal end;
- an electrode on the body near the distal end;
- a lead connector end operably coupled to the proximal end of the body;
- an electrical conductor extending between the lead connector end and the electrode;
- and
- a crimp including a cylindrical outer surface, a pair of recesses formed in the cylindrical outer surface, and another recess formed in an end of the crimp, the conductor received in the another recess, the crimp electrically and mechanically coupled to the electrode.
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An implantable medical lead comprising:
- a longitudinally extending body including a distal end and a proximal end;
- an electrode on the body near the distal end;
- a lead connector end operably coupled to the proximal end of the body;
- an electrical conductor extending between the lead connector end and the electrode;
- and
- a crimp including a helical shaped outer surface and a helically shaped opening extending through the length of the crimp, the conductor extending through the helically shaped opening, the crimp electrically and mechanically coupled to the electrode.
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An implantable medical lead comprising:
- a longitudinally extending body including a distal end and a proximal end;
- a ring electrode on the body near the distal end;
- a lead connector end operably coupled to the proximal end of the body;
- an electrical conductor extending between the lead connector end and the electrode;
- and
- a crimp electrically and mechanically coupled to the electrode,
- wherein the ring electrode includes a cylindrical wall and a seam extending proximal to distal along the wall, the seam formed by a first wall edge extending proximal to distal and a second wall edge extending proximal to distal, the wall edges being opposed and brought together to form the seam, each wall edge including a notch such that, when the wall edges are brought together to form the seam, the notches form a window extending through the wall.
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A method of manufacturing an implantable medical lead, the method comprising:
- providing a lead body including a proximal end, a distal end, and an electrode near the distal end;
- provide a conductor extending between the proximal and distal ends;
- providing a crimp including a ribbon-like member and extending the ribbon-like member around the conductor;
- and
- mechanically and electrically connecting the ribbon-like member to the electrode.
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A method of manufacturing an implantable medical lead, the method comprising:
- providing a lead body including a proximal end and a distal end;
- providing a conductor extending between the proximal and distal ends;
- ablating a ringed recess in an outer surface of the lead body;
- providing a split ring electrode;
- threading the lead body through the split ring electrode when the split ring electrode is expanded;
- positioning the split ring electrode in the ringed recess;
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- mechanically and electrically connecting the ring electrode to the conductor.
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A method of manufacturing an implantable medical lead, the method comprising:
- providing a lead body including a proximal end, a distal end, and an electrode near the distal end;
- providing a conductor extending between the proximal and distal ends, the conductor including a helical crimp mounted on the conductor, the conductor extending through the helical crimp;
- and
- mechanically and electrically connecting the helical crimp to the electrode.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.