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AssigneePacesetter, Inc.
InventorsJeryle L. Walter, Robert J. Hodge, Jr., Stephen M. Jones
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A joint and method of making a joint for providing a secure mechanical and electrical connection between a longitudinally extending coiled or wound element and a terminal on a mating component in a body implantable lead assembly. The wound element has an end portion threadedly received by a post on the terminal. A ring is disposed about the end portion of the wound element. The ring, the end portion of the wound element and the post are joined at at least one location along the circumference of the ring, preferably by thermally fusing these parts using a pulsed laser. The ring has a thin wall and is preferably made of the same biocompatible metallic alloy as the wound element.
A method for joining a longitudinally extending wound element and a mating component of a body implantable lead assembly, the wound element having a longitudinally extending interior passage and an end portion adapted to be received by a portion of the mating component, the receiving portion of the mating component being configured to receive the end portion of the wound element, the method comprising the steps of:
A joint connecting a longitudinally extending wound element and a mating component of a body implantable lead assembly, the wound element having an interior passage and an end portion, the mating component having a post for receiving the end portion of the wound element, the post having an outer surface, the end portion of the wound element being disposed about the post and being in engagement with the outer surface thereof, the joint further comprising a ring disposed about the end portion of the wound element;
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