SYSTEMS AND LEADS WITH A RADIALLY SEGMENTED ELECTRODE ARRAY AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE
First Claim
1. A method of making a lead for a stimulation device comprising:
- forming at least one pre-electrode in the shape of a ring, the at least one pre-electrode comprises at least two thin-walled portions separated by at least two thick-walled portions;
disposing the at least one pre-electrode near a distal end of a lead body;
joining at least one conductor to each thick-walled portion of the at least one pre-electrode; and
grinding the at least one pre-electrode to remove the thin-walled portions of the at least one pre-electrode to form a plurality of segmented electrodes from the thick-walled portions of the at least one pre-electrode.
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Abstract
A method of making a lead for a stimulation device includes forming at least one pre-electrode in the shape of a ring, the at least one pre-electrode comprises at least two thin-walled portions separated by at least two thick-walled portions; disposing the at least one pre-electrode near a distal end of a lead body; joining at least one conductor to each thick-walled portion of the at least one pre-electrode; and grinding the lead body and the at least one pre-electrode to remove the thin-walled portions of the at least one pre-electrode to form segmented electrodes from the thick-walled portions of the at least one pre-electrode.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of making a lead for a stimulation device comprising:
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forming at least one pre-electrode in the shape of a ring, the at least one pre-electrode comprises at least two thin-walled portions separated by at least two thick-walled portions; disposing the at least one pre-electrode near a distal end of a lead body; joining at least one conductor to each thick-walled portion of the at least one pre-electrode; and grinding the at least one pre-electrode to remove the thin-walled portions of the at least one pre-electrode to form a plurality of segmented electrodes from the thick-walled portions of the at least one pre-electrode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of making a lead for a stimulation device comprising:
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forming at least one pre-electrode in the shape of a ring, the at least one pre-electrode comprises at least two thin-walled portions separated by at least two thick-walled portions; disposing the at least one pre-electrode near a distal end of a lead body; joining at least one conductor to each thick-walled portion of the at least one pre-electrode; and reducing an outer diameter of the at least one pre-electrode disposed on the lead body to remove the thin-walled portions of the at least one pre-electrode to form a plurality of segmented electrodes from the thick-walled portions of the at least one pre-electrode. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of making a lead for a stimulation device comprising:
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forming at least one pre-electrode in the shape of a ring, the at least one pre-electrode comprises at least two thin-walled portions separated by at least two thick-walled portions, wherein the at least two thick-walled portions and the at least-two thin walled portions have a same outer diameter and an inner diameter of the at least two thick-walled portions is smaller than an inner diameter of the at least-two thin walled portions; disposing the at least one pre-electrode near a distal end of a lead body; joining at least one conductor to each thick-walled portion of the at least one pre-electrode; and removing the thin-walled portions of the at least one pre-electrode to form a plurality of segmented electrodes from the thick-walled portions of the at least one pre-electrode. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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