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| 20090071686 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEAD - A medical device lead is presented. The lead includes one or more jacketed conductive elements. The jacket comprises one or more covers. At least one conductive element includes a profiled longitudinal cover of polyether ketone (PEEK), the profiled longitudinal cover includes at least one protruding end. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090071687 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEAD - A medical device lead is presented. The lead includes one or more jacketed conductive elements. The jacket comprises one or more covers. A first cover of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) is in direct contact with the at least one conductive element. At least one conductive element and a ePTFE cover are coiled. The coiled conductive element can substantially retain its original coiled shape. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090076577 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEAD - A medical device lead is presented. The lead includes one or more jacketed conductive elements. The jacket comprises one or more covers. A first cover of polyether ketone (PEEK) is in direct contact with the at least one conductive element. At least one conductive element and a PEEK cover are coiled. The coiled conductive element can substantially retain its original coiled shape. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090076578 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEAD - A medical device lead is presented. The lead includes one or more jacketed conductive elements. The jacket comprises one or more covers. A first cover of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is in direct contact with the at least one conductive element. At least one conductive element and a PTFE cover are coiled. The coiled conductive element can substantially retain its original coiled shape. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090076579 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEAD - A medical device lead is presented. The lead includes one or more jacketed conductive elements. The jacket comprises one or more covers. A first cover of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) is in direct contact with the at least one conductive element. At least one conductive element and a ePTFE cover are coiled. The coiled conductive element can substantially retain its original coiled shape. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090076580 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEAD - A medical device lead is presented. The lead includes one or more jacketed conductive elements. The jacket comprises one or more covers. A first cover of polyether ketone (PEEK) is in direct contact with the at least one conductive element. At least one conductive element and a PEEK cover are coiled. The coiled conductive element can substantially retain its original coiled shape. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090082655 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEADS AND CONDUCTOR ASSEMBLIES THEREOF - A conductor assembly for a medical electrical lead includes a web and plurality of conductors. The web includes a plurality of longitudinally extending elements, or sidewalls, each of which define a longitudinally extending lumen, and a plurality of longitudinally extending connectors, each of which join a pair of adjacent sidewalls. Each of the plurality of conductors extends within a corresponding lumen, and each may include an insulative jacket. If each conductor includes an insulative jacket, the jacket is preferably formed from one or more of the following materials: PEEK, PVDF and polysulfone. One or more of the connectors of the web may be flexible to allow for a connected separation, or a gap between adjacent sidewalls; and one or more of these connectors may further include a discrete wall section adapted to facilitate widening of the corresponding gap. Preferably the conductor assembly is coiled for incorporation into the lead. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090125089 | Implantable Electrophysiology Lead Body - The invention is an electrophysiology lead body comprising two or more longitudinal elements, each having an outer surface, the longitudinal elements comprising electrical insulation material, the electrical insulation material consisting essentially of fluoropolymer; at least one conductor disposed within at least one of the longitudinal elements; and a cover consisting essentially of fluoropolymer, wherein the cover surrounds the longitudinal elements. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090192576 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEAD - A medical device lead is presented. One embodiment of the claimed invention includes a lead body, a conductor, and a flexible component. The lead body includes a proximal end and a distal end. The conductor is coupled to the lead body. A sleeve is coupled to the distal end of the lead body. The flexible component is coupled to the distal end of the sleeve. The distal end of the flexible component includes an outer diameter that is greater than the outer diameter of the proximal end. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090254162 | Novel Medical Device Conductor Junctions - A method for making an elongate medical device includes coupling a conductive fitting to an elongate conductor and providing an opening through an insulative layer in proximity to the fitting in order to expose the fitting. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20100133003 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEADS INCLUDING COIL ELECTRODES - A medical electrical lead employing a conductive wire as an electrode and a method of its manufacture. The electrode includes a first length extending along a first, helical path, between a first end of the wire and a second length of the wire; the second length of the wire extends along a second path between the first length and a second end of the wire. A conductor of the lead may be mounted within the second length of the conductive wire, for coupling thereto, and a junction, preferably including a crimp and a weld, may be formed between the wire and the mounted conductor. Prior to coupling the conductor, the second length of the wire may extend at least 270 degrees and less than 360 degrees about an axis, which is offset from an axis of the first, helical path. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100137954 | CONDUCTIVE COUPLINGS, AND COMPONENTS THEREOF, FOR MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEADS - The present invention is configured to provide an offset weld and crimp in a coupling component that can be located entirely within a lumen of a lead body. This end is accomplished by providing an asymmetric coupling component is provided with a crimp recess, for example a groove or a bore extending along one side of the component and a thickened portion offset laterally from the groove or bore and having a welding surface displaced laterally from the groove or bore. While the embodiments illustrated herein are those employing a crimping groove, for purposes of understanding the invention it should be understood that a bore may be substituted. In preferred embodiments, the crimp recess is used to receive a stranded or cabled conductor within the lead body and the offset portion is used to attach to one or more filars of an electrode coil by welding thereto. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100174350 | NOVEL MEDICAL DEVICE CONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS - A method for making an elongate medical device includes coupling a conductive fitting to an elongate conductor and providing an opening through an insulative layer in proximity to the fitting in order to expose the fitting. | 07-08-2010 |
