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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2018
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Daniel C. Oster, Blaine, MN (US);
Rodney J. Haberle, Zimmerman, MN (US);
Jeffrey M. Novotny, Wyoming, MN (US);
MEDTRONIC, INC., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments of this disclosure concern a lead end containing a slotted member. A slotted member can have a plurality of slots extending along at least a portion of the length of the slotted member, each of the slots having a respective positioning feature, the plurality of slots having a plurality of positioning features at different longitudinal positions along the length of the slotted member. The lead end can further include a plurality of conductors at least partially within the plurality of slots, each slot of the plurality of slots containing at least a respective one of the plurality of conductors, the plurality of conductors electrically connecting exposed electrical elements of both ends of the lead.