Implantable medical lead and method of making same

Abstract

An implantable medical lead includes a longitudinally extending body, an electrical conductor, an electrical component and a weld. The longitudinally extending body includes a distal end, a proximal end, and paddle region near the distal end. The electrical conductor extends through the body between the proximal end and the paddle region. The electrical component is on the paddle region and includes a sacrificial feature defined in a wall of the electrical component. The sacrificial feature includes a region that continues from the wall of the electrical component and a side that is isolated from the wall of the electrical component via a void defined in the wall of the electrical component. The weld is formed at least in part from at least a portion of the sacrificial feature. The weld operably couples the electrical component to the electrical conductor.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.