Method of manufacturing an electrical lead
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1. A method of manufacturing a medical use electrical lead, the method comprising:
- (i) providing an elongate, flexible, cylindrical inner member of a polymeric material;
(ii) arranging at least one elongate electrical conductor on an exposed outer surface of the inner member;
(iii) overlaying the inner member and the at least one electrical conductor with a flexible outer member made from a polymeric material such that the at least one electrical conductor is covered by said outer member;
(iv) removing a part of the outer member to expose at least a portion of the at least one electrical conductor; and
(v) applying an electrically conductive material to the outer member to form an electrically conductive region on an outer surface of the outer member, the electrically conductive region being in electrical communication with the at least one electrical conductor through at least one hole formed by removal of the part of the outer member.
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Abstract
An electrically conductive member (10) includes an elongate body (11) which has at least one electrically conductive region (20). The electrically conductive region (20) comprises a porous polymeric material coated with an electrically conductive material. A method of manufacturing the electrically conductive member (10) includes the steps of extruding an elongate body of polymeric material wherein at least one region of the elongate body is porous in nature; and coating said elongate body with an electrically conductive material such that the electrically conductive material substantially coats the pores of said at least one region.
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1. A method of manufacturing a medical use electrical lead, the method comprising:
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(i) providing an elongate, flexible, cylindrical inner member of a polymeric material; (ii) arranging at least one elongate electrical conductor on an exposed outer surface of the inner member; (iii) overlaying the inner member and the at least one electrical conductor with a flexible outer member made from a polymeric material such that the at least one electrical conductor is covered by said outer member; (iv) removing a part of the outer member to expose at least a portion of the at least one electrical conductor; and (v) applying an electrically conductive material to the outer member to form an electrically conductive region on an outer surface of the outer member, the electrically conductive region being in electrical communication with the at least one electrical conductor through at least one hole formed by removal of the part of the outer member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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