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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2005
Xavier E. Pardo, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Shahn S. Sage, Andover, MN (US);
Scott B. Kokones, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Jeffrey S. Gagnon, Champlin, MN (US);
Xavier E. Pardo, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Shahn S. Sage, Andover, MN (US);
Scott B. Kokones, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Jeffrey S. Gagnon, Champlin, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
An implantable lead body for a medical device with improved conductor lumens separates and insulates conductors while permitting access to the conductors through the implantable lead outer surface. The implantable lead comprises a lead body, a stylet lumen, at least one conductor lumen, and at least one axial slit in the lead body. The lead body has a proximal end, a distal end, an internal portion, and an external portion. The stylet lumen is formed in the internal portion. The conductor lumen is formed in the internal portion and positioned near an outer surface of the internal portion such that there is only a web between the conductor lumen and the outer surface of the internal portion. The axial slit is formed in the lead body distal end between the conductor lumen and the outer surface of the internal portion.