DISTAL END CONVERTER FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE LEAD
First Claim
1. A system for delivering signals between a pulse generator and tissue, the system comprising:
- a lead including a lead body and one or more lead electrodes at a distal end of the lead body that are electrically connectable to the pulse generator at a proximal end of the lead body via one or more conductors extending through the lead body; and
a converter removably securable to the distal end of the lead body and including one or more converter electrodes, wherein each converter electrode is connected to an electrical contact that is arranged on the converter to electrically connect the converter electrode to at least one of the one or more lead electrodes.
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Abstract
A system for delivering signals between a pulse generator and tissue includes a lead having a lead body and one or more lead electrodes at a distal end of the lead body. The one or more electrodes are electrically connectable to the pulse generator at a proximal end of the lead body via one or more conductors extending through the lead body. A converter, which is removably securable to the distal end of the lead body, includes one or more converter electrodes. Each converter electrode is connected to an electrical contact that is arranged on the converter to electrically connect the converter electrode to at least one of the one or more lead electrodes.
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1. A system for delivering signals between a pulse generator and tissue, the system comprising:
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a lead including a lead body and one or more lead electrodes at a distal end of the lead body that are electrically connectable to the pulse generator at a proximal end of the lead body via one or more conductors extending through the lead body; and a converter removably securable to the distal end of the lead body and including one or more converter electrodes, wherein each converter electrode is connected to an electrical contact that is arranged on the converter to electrically connect the converter electrode to at least one of the one or more lead electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A converter for modifying a configuration of lead electrodes at a distal end of a medical device lead, the converter comprising:
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a converter body removably securable to the distal end of the medical device lead; one or more converter electrodes coupled to the converter body; and one or more electrical contacts, wherein each electrical contact is arranged to electrically connect one of the one or more converter electrodes to one of the lead electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An implantable medical device comprising:
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a pulse generator; a lead including a proximal end adapted to be connected to the pulse generator, and a distal end including one or more lead electrodes adapted to deliver electrical signals from the pulse generator; and a converter removably secured to the distal end of the lead body and including one or more converter electrodes, wherein each converter electrode is connected to an electrical contact that is arranged to electrically connect the converter electrode to one of the one or more lead electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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