STRAIN RELIEF IN AN IMPLANTABLE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY
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1. An implantable electrode assembly comprising:
- an elongate carrier member;
at least one electrode contact disposed in the carrier member; and
at least one elongate conductive pathway disposed in the carrier member having a distal end attached to the at least one electrode contact and having a substantially planar strain relief formed therein that is located only in the distal region of the pathway.
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Abstract
An implantable electrode assembly. The electrode assembly comprises an elongate carrier member, at least one electrode contact disposed in the carrier member, and at least one elongate conductive pathway disposed in the carrier member having a distal end attached to the at least one electrode contact and having a substantially planar strain relief formed therein that is located only in the distal region of the at least one pathway.
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1. An implantable electrode assembly comprising:
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an elongate carrier member; at least one electrode contact disposed in the carrier member; and at least one elongate conductive pathway disposed in the carrier member having a distal end attached to the at least one electrode contact and having a substantially planar strain relief formed therein that is located only in the distal region of the pathway. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An implantable electrode assembly comprising:
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an elongate carrier member; at least one electrode contact disposed in the carrier member; at least one elongate conductive pathway disposed in the carrier member having a distal end attached to the at least one electrode contact via a contact joint; and an anchor arrangement securing the at least one pathway to the at least one electrode contact adjacent to the contact joint. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 34, 35)
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