NOVEL IMPLANTABLE LEAD INCLUDING SENSOR
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1. A medical electrical lead, comprising:
- a lead body;
a sensor capsule;
an adaptor coupled to the lead body and holding the sensor capsule in the lead body, the adaptor comprising;
an open-sided channel;
a first conductor extending within the lead body and the open-sided channel of the adaptor.
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Abstract
An implantable medical lead includes an adaptor coupled to a body of the lead. The adaptor holds a sensor capsule between a first portion and a second portion of the lead body.
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1. A medical electrical lead, comprising:
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a lead body;
a sensor capsule;
an adaptor coupled to the lead body and holding the sensor capsule in the lead body, the adaptor comprising;
an open-sided channel;
a first conductor extending within the lead body and the open-sided channel of the adaptor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A medical electrical lead comprising:
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a lead body including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion including a first lumen and a second lumen extending lengthwise therein and the second portion including a first lumen and a second lumen extending lengthwise therein;
a sensor capsule including a length; and
an adaptor coupled to the lead body and holding the sensor capsule in between the lead body, the adaptor comprising;
a first part including a proximal end and a proximal lumen, a second part including a distal end and a distal lumen;
a first open-sided channel extending alongside the sensor capsule.
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9. A method for assembling a medical electrical lead that includes a lead body first portion, a lead body second portion and a sensor capsule positioned in between the lead body first portion and the lead body second portion, the method comprising the steps of:
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coupling a sensor bus to the sensor capsule;
coupling an adaptor to the lead body first portion, the adaptor adapted to hold the sensor capsule;
placing the sensor bus, which extends from the sensor capsule coupling, within a sensor conductor lumen of the lead body first portion through a proximal end of the adaptor; and
placing a first portion of a first elongate conductor within a first open-sided channel of the adaptor.
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