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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 01, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Douglas N. Hess, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Peter B. McIntyre, Mounds View, MN (US);
Richard D. Sandstrom, Scandia, MN (US);
Michael A. Ruff, Blaine, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, INC, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/00 ;
Abstract
An implantable electrical lead having a tip electrode and a ring electrode located proximal to the tip electrode. A flexible spacer is located between the electrodes and includes a tubular plastic member having a thickness gradually increasing proximally and distally of a point intermediate the electrodes. Optionally the spacer includes an inner member of a lower durometer plastic, gradually decreasing in thickness proximally and distally from the intermediate point.