W.c. Heraeus Gmbh

Heraeus Precious Metals Gmbh & Co. Kg

Heraeus Medical Components LLC

John W Warling

Todd W Slininger

Jacob Markham

Paul Noffke

Mark A Hjelle

Paul Schuster

Daniel Nygaard

Victoria K Sandberg

Andres Campos

Leroy G Calander

Eric Eichelt

Benjamin Locke

David Ohmann

A medical lead for implantation includes an electrode assembly having a plurality of electrodes. Each of the plurality of electrodes include a plurality of electrode segments. Each electrode segment has a flexible conductor directly coupled to it. A strut is coupled within each of the plurality of electrodes such that each of the flexible conductors coupled to the plurality of electrode segments are supported between the strut and each of the plurality of electrodes by the strut. An insulator fills gaps between the plurality of electrodes, the strut and the flexible conductors.

Segmented electrode and method

A medical lead includes a first wire coil having an outer diameter and a marker coil having an inner diameter. The marker coil is assembled over the first wire coil. The outer diameter first wire coil is smaller than the inner diameter of the marker coil thereby defining a gap. A second wire coil substantially fills the gap between the first wire coil and the marker coil. A ball weld is formed at an end of the medical lead adjacent each of the first and second wire coils and adjacent the marker coil.

Medical lead with filler layer

A method of forming a wire includes providing a first wire segment and a second wire segment. The first and second wire segments are inserted into opposite ends of a coupling segment. The coupling segment is laser welded such that the laser creates an indent in the coupling segment that penetrates into at least one of the first and second wire segments.

Method of joining dissimilar materials

A wire includes a first wire segment having an end portion and a second wire segment having an end portion. A coupling segment is adjacent the end portions of the first and second wire segments. The coupling segment is configured with a plurality of indents penetrating into at least one of the first and second wire segments.

Joined dissimilar materials

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Maplewood, MN, United States of America

John W Warling