Medical lead and method for electrode attachment

• US 20020038139A1
• Filed: 03/30/2001
• Published: 03/28/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Advanced Neuromodulation Systems Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Micronet Medical, Inc. (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Inventors: Wessman, Bradley J., Pohndorf, Peter J.
• Granted Patent: US 6,952,616 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/122
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/05 for implantation or insertion into the body, e.g. heart electrode A61N1/06 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/056 Transvascular endocardial electrode systems

Abstract

The present invention provides a medical lead for implantation within a patient. The medical lead has a seem-less lead body having one or more electrodes secured to the distal end and one or more connector bands attached to the proximal end of the lead.

Claims

1. A medical lead, comprising:

a lead body having a seam-less insulator between a proximal end and a distal end of the lead body and having at least one conductor;

at least one band electrode secured between the proximal and distal end of the lead body and electrically connected to the conductor; and

at least one band connector secured between the proximal and distal end of the lead body and electrically connected to the conductor.

2. A medical lead, as in claim 1, wherein at least one of the band electrode and the band connector are electrically connected to the conductor by welding to a conductive pad within a welding region.