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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026

Filed:

Feb. 24, 2022
Applicant:

Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);

Inventors:

Elizabeth Formosa, Robbinsdale, MN (US);

Jayesh R. Patel, Maple Grove, MN (US);

Damian M. Becker, Columbia Heights, MN (US);

Wen Tan, Shoreview, MN (US);

Dale F. Seeley, Spring Park, MN (US);

Assignee:

Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/375 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); H01R 24/58 (2011.01); H01R 43/24 (2006.01); H01R 107/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/3752 (2013.01); A61N 1/05 (2013.01); H01R 24/58 (2013.01); H01R 43/24 (2013.01); H01R 2107/00 (2013.01); H01R 2201/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

In one example, a lead comprises a plurality of conductors, each conductor of the plurality of conductors comprising a conductor first end, a conductor second end, and a conductor intermediate portion therebetween, and a spline. The lead may include a first set of contacts and a second set of contracts electrically coupled with respective conductors of the plurality of conductors. The second set of contacts may include a plurality of inserts defining a plurality of apertures through which an end of respective conductors is disposed. Tire lead may further include an outer lead body disposed over at least the intermediate portion of the plurality of conductors.


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