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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Sean P. Skubitz, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Mary L. Boatwright, Andover, MN (US);
Stephen L. Bolea, Watertown, MN (US);
Jessica L. Tower, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Michael E. Metzler, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
MEDTRONIC, INC., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/0553 (2013.01); A61N 1/3605 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49117 (2015.01);
Abstract
An insulative body of a medical electrical lead electrode assembly includes a pre-formed channel having a section extending at an angle to a longitudinal axis of the body. An electrode portion of a conductive component has an electrode contact surface facing outward from a first side of the body and a coupling portion embedded in the body. A conductor, which is coupled to the coupling portion of the component, is disposed in the channel.