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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
May. 04, 2006
Ergin Atalar, Columbia, MD (US);
Onur Ferhanoglu, Istanbul, TR;
Ergin Atalar, Columbia, MD (US);
Onur Ferhanoglu, Istanbul, TR;
Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation, Valenica, CA (US);
SurgiVision, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
A lead for an electronic device which resists the induction of a current from an electromagnetic field external to said lead includes one or more pairs of adjacent segments of electrical wire, each of the pairs including a first segment of electrical wire and a second segment of electrical wire. The lead also includes one or more shielded RF chokes, wherein each of the shielded RF chokes is provided between the first segment of electrical wire and the second segment of electrical wire of a respective one of the one or more pairs of adjacent segments. Also, an implantable device that includes a generator for generating one or more electrical pulse and a lead as described for delivering the pulses to tissue within a patient's body. A method for making the described implantable device is also provided.