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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2010
Carl D. Wahlstrand, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Gregory A. Hrdlicka, Plymouth, MN (US);
Thomas E. Cross, Jr., St. Francis, MN (US);
Thomas Barry Hoegh, Edina, MN (US);
James M. Olsen, Plymouth, MN (US);
Stephen L. Bolea, Watertown, MN (US);
Carl D. Wahlstrand, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Gregory A. Hrdlicka, Plymouth, MN (US);
Thomas E. Cross, Jr., St. Francis, MN (US);
Thomas Barry Hoegh, Edina, MN (US);
James M. Olsen, Plymouth, MN (US);
Stephen L. Bolea, Watertown, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A stimulation lead is configured to be implanted into a patient's body and includes at least one distal stimulation electrode and at least one conductive filer electrically coupled to the distal stimulation electrode. A jacket is provided for housing the conductive filer and providing a path distributed along at least a portion of the length of the lead for conducting induced RF energy from the filer to the patient's body.