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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2018
Applicant:
Pacesetter, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael Childers, Tujunga, CA (US);
Keith Victorine, Valencia, CA (US);
Steven R. Conger, Agua Dulce, CA (US);
Alexander Farr, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
PACESETTER, INC., Sylmar, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/056 (2013.01); A61N 1/0563 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of manufacturing implantable electrotherapy leads are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the lead is manufactured by receiving a length of lead stock, forming an opening in a jacket at an intermediate location, interrupting a selected cable conductor, connecting a crimp connector to a proximal portion of the interrupted conductor at the opening, connecting a conductive element to the crimp connector, and removing at least a segment of a distal portion of the interrupted conductor from a lead body.