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Medical leads having a distal body and an openly coiled filar

  • US 10,086,191 B2
  • Filed: 01/29/2013
  • Issued: 10/02/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A medical lead, comprising:

  • a filar with an openly coiled central portion, the filar including a linear distal end including a proximal portion and a distal portion;

    a distal body having an electrode, with the distal portion of the linear distal end passing through the distal body and being directly coupled to the electrode and with the proximal portion of the linear distal end being outside of the distal body; and

    at least one tine extending from a most proximal point of the distal body, the at least one tine extending proximally over a portion of the filar that is not within the distal body such that an outermost surface of the tine immediately adjacent the most proximal point of the distal body and an outermost surface of the distal body at the most proximal point of the distal body are at a same radial distance from a centerline passing through the distal body.

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