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US 7,067,765 B2Granted
Methods for forming electrically active surfaces for medical electrical leads
AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorsRyan T. Bauer, Daniel R. Pavlik, John L. Sommer
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Abstract
A method for forming an electrically active surface for a medical electrical lead includes the steps of inserting a conductor coil into a shroud that includes an opening, lifting an end of at least one filar of a plurality of filars forming the coil out through the opening, and removing a layer of insulation from about the end of the at least one filar by means of laser ablation.
Claims24
A method for forming an electrically active surface for a medical electrical lead comprising the steps of:
- inserting a conductor coil into a shroud that includes an opening exposing a portion of the inserted coil to an exterior of the shroud;
- the coil including a plurality of insulated wire filars having been coaxially wound to a common diameter;
- lifting an end of at least one filar out through the opening so that the filar end is positioned outside the shroud;
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- removing a layer of insulation from about the end of the at least one filar by means of ablation by a laser.
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