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NEUROSTIMULATION LEAD AND SYSTEM AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING

  • US 20110034970A1
  • Filed: 08/04/2009
  • Published: 02/10/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A lead comprising:

  • an outer tube body defining a lumen extending through the outer tube body;

    an inner tube body defining a lumen extending through the inner tube body, wherein at least a portion of the inner tube body is disposed in the lumen of the outer tube body;

    a plurality of conductors partially disposed within the lumen of the inner tube body, wherein a distal end of each of the conductors extends beyond a distal end of the inner tube body; and

    a plurality of electrodes, wherein each electrode is coupled to a one of the conductors,wherein the outer tube body is slideable over the inner tube body between a first position in which the conductors and the electrodes are disposed in the lumen of the outer tube body and a second position in which the outer tube body is partially retracted to expose the conductors and electrodes,and wherein the lead is configured and arranged such that at least a portion of the inner tube body remains disposed in the lumen of the outer tube body after completion of implantation of the lead in a patient.

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