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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1996
Gregory A Boser, Richfield, MN (US);
Mark A Hjelle, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Timothy G Laske, Shoreview, MN (US);
Mark Mabel, Fridley, MN (US);
Pedro A Meregotte, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Jon M Ocel, New Brighton, MN (US);
Clare E Padgett, Minneapolis, MN (US);
David G Schaenzer, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Bret R Shoberg, Corcoran, MN (US);
Sandra F Viktora, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A medical electrical lead having an elongated lead body provided with an internal longitudinally extending lumen carrying an elongated stranded or cabled conductor and an electrode coil, located on said lead body. The coil is coupled to the conductor by a conductive sleeve having a tubular portion which has an internal lumen through which the conductor passes and a groove or bore which engages only a portion of a turn or turns of the electrode coil, such that the coil is oriented generally perpendicular to the internal lumen of said sleeve and to the conductor.