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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:
Jun. 17, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Fuminori Tsuboi, Nakai-machi, JP;
Katsuhiro Shirakawa, Fujinomiya, JP;
Assignee:
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 ;
Abstract
A flexible, thin implantable electrode lead can maintain a desired portion of a lead body ( ) in a desired shape conforming to a body portion. The lead body ( ) includes a conductor coil ( ) obtained by helically winding at least one insulation-coated electrical conduction conductor wire, an insulating sheath ( ) made of an electrically insulating resin material and covering the outer surface of the conductor coil, and a flexible reinforcing tube ( ) formed to deform into a desired shape in the cavity of the conductor coil.