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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2010
Sean P. Skubitz, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Mary L. Boatwright, Andover, MN (US);
Stephen L. Bolea, Watertown, MN (US);
Jessica L. Tower, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Michael E. Metzler, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Sean P. Skubitz, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Mary L. Boatwright, Andover, MN (US);
Stephen L. Bolea, Watertown, MN (US);
Jessica L. Tower, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Michael E. Metzler, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A method for making a medical electrical lead electrode assembly includes the steps of: forming an insulative carrier from an insulative material; coupling at least one conductive component to the carrier by inserting a pre-formed tab of the conductive component through the carrier, from a first side thereof to a second side thereof, so that the conductive component is secured to the carrier with the tab extending along a surface of the second side of the carrier and an inward facing surface of an electrode portion of the conductive component being disposed against a surface of the first side of the carrier; coupling an elongate flexible conductor to the tab of the component; and forming an insulative layer over the second side of the carrier, the tab and the conductor electrically coupled to the tab.