Assembly method for spinal cord stimulation lead
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1. A method for manufacturing a medical electrical lead for spinal cord stimulation, the method comprising:
- coupling each of a first plurality of electrodes to a corresponding conductive ring of a first column of conductive rings coupled to a distal portion of a first elongate lead body, each of the first plurality of electrodes including an approximately planar electrode surface;
coupling each of a second plurality of electrodes to a corresponding conductive ring of a column of conductive rings coupled to a distal portion of a second elongate lead body, each of the second plurality of electrodes including an approximately planar electrode surface;
coupling the distal portion of the first elongate lead body to the distal portion of the second elongate lead body so that the electrode surfaces of the first plurality of electrodes are angled toward the electrode surfaces of the second plurality of electrodes such that a plane extending along, and orthogonally out from, the electrode surfaces of the first plurality intersects a plane extending along, and orthogonally out from, the electrode surfaces of the second plurality.
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Abstract
Methods for manufacturing a medical electrical lead for spinal cord stimulation include coupling distal portions of each of a pair of lead bodies to one another. The distal portions each include a plurality of electrode surfaces coupled thereto. Each of the distal portions may further include a column of conductive rings coupled thereto, wherein each electrode surface of the first and second portions is coupled to a corresponding conductive ring of the first and second portions, respectively.
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1. A method for manufacturing a medical electrical lead for spinal cord stimulation, the method comprising:
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coupling each of a first plurality of electrodes to a corresponding conductive ring of a first column of conductive rings coupled to a distal portion of a first elongate lead body, each of the first plurality of electrodes including an approximately planar electrode surface; coupling each of a second plurality of electrodes to a corresponding conductive ring of a column of conductive rings coupled to a distal portion of a second elongate lead body, each of the second plurality of electrodes including an approximately planar electrode surface; coupling the distal portion of the first elongate lead body to the distal portion of the second elongate lead body so that the electrode surfaces of the first plurality of electrodes are angled toward the electrode surfaces of the second plurality of electrodes such that a plane extending along, and orthogonally out from, the electrode surfaces of the first plurality intersects a plane extending along, and orthogonally out from, the electrode surfaces of the second plurality. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for manufacturing a medical electrical lead for spinal cord stimulation, the method comprising:
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coupling each of a first plurality of electrodes to a corresponding conductive ring of a first column of conductive rings coupled to a distal portion of a first elongate lead body; coupling each of a second plurality of electrodes to a corresponding conductive ring of a column of conductive rings coupled to a distal portion of a second elongate lead body; and coupling the distal portion of the first elongate lead body to the distal portion of the second elongate lead body so that each electrode surface of the first plurality of electrodes is longitudinally aligned with a corresponding electrode surface of the second plurality of electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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