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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2016
Methods and apparatus for fabricating leads with conductors and related flexible lead configurations
Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation, Valencia, CA (US);
Mri Interventions, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Paul A. Bottomley, Columbia, MD (US);
Parag V. Karmarkar, Columbia, MD (US);
Justin M. Allen, Baltimore, MD (US);
Peter Piferi, Orange, CA (US);
Brian Gore, Ormond Beach, FL (US);
Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation, Valencia, CA (US);
MRI Interventions, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
MRI/RF compatible leads include at least one conductor, a respective conductor having at least one segment with a multi-layer stacked coil configuration. The lead can be configured so that the lead heats local tissue less than about 10 degrees Celsius (typically about 5 degrees Celsius or less) or does not heat local tissue when a patient is exposed to target RF frequencies at a peak input SAR of at least about 4 W/kg and/or a whole body average SAR of at least about 2 W/kg. Related leads and methods of fabricating leads are also described.