Medical implantable lead
AssigneeSt. Jude Medical, Inc.
InventorsAnders Bjorling, Caroline Sparf
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AssigneeSt. Jude Medical, Inc.
InventorsAnders Bjorling, Caroline Sparf
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The invention relates to a medical implantable lead for monitoring and/or controlling an organ inside a human or animal body. The lead comprises a conducting arrangement having a first conducting coil of at least one electrically conducting wire for connecting a first electrode electrically to a connector to receive and/or transmit electric signals from and to the tissue, respectively. The lead is tapered in a distal portion and has a smaller cross sectional dimension at the distal portion than at the rest of the lead. The first conducting coil is terminated at a termination point on a distance from the distal end. The conducting arrangement has a first end conductor in the form of a non-coiled electric conductor or an eccentrically positioned small diameter coil which connects the first electrode electrically with the coil.
A medical implantable lead for monitoring and/or controlling an organ inside a human or animal body, comprising a first electrode at a distal end of the lead adapted to be in contact with tissue of the organ, a connector at a proximal end of the lead adapted to be connected to a monitoring and/or controlling device, a conducting arrangement comprising a first conducting coil of at least one electrically conducting wire to connect the first electrode electrically to the connector to receive and/or transmit electric signals from and to the tissue, respectively, and a flexible tubing surrounding the lead from the proximal to the distal end, wherein the lead is tapered at a distal portion and has a smaller cross sectional dimension at the distal portion than at the rest of the lead, wherein the first conducting coil is terminated at a termination point on a distance from the distal end, and in that the conducting arrangement also comprises a first end conductor, in form of a cable, which connects the first electrode electrically with the first conducting coil.
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