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Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011

Filed:

Oct. 13, 2010
Applicants:

Christopher P. Knapp, Ham Lake, MN (US);

Kyle Hoecke, Lino Lakes, MN (US);

Mohan Krishnan, Lino Lakes, MN (US);

Rebecca Aron, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Inventors:

Christopher P. Knapp, Ham Lake, MN (US);

Kyle Hoecke, Lino Lakes, MN (US);

Mohan Krishnan, Lino Lakes, MN (US);

Rebecca Aron, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Assignee:

Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

This document discusses, among other things, a lead assembly including a lead body, at least one conductor extending through the lead body, and a covering having varied material properties. In an example, the covering is made by forming pieces of material having varied material properties. In another example, the covering is made by varying parameters such as heat or tension during wrapping of a piece of material onto a lead assembly.


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