Features for routing conductors in medical electrical lead electrode assemblies
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1. A medical electrical lead electrode assembly, comprising:
- an insulative body including an insulative layer and a pre-formed insulative carrier coupled to the insulative layer, the carrier including a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a pre-formed channel and a pre-formed flap, the pre-formed channel including a first section extending approximately parallel to a longitudinal axis of the carrier and a second section extending at an angle to the longitudinal axis and approximately co-planar with the first section of the channel, the first section of the channel being a groove formed in the second side of the carrier, and the pre-formed flap extending over the groove;
a conductive component including an electrode portion disposed on the first side of the carrier and a tab extending away from the electrode portion and through the carrier to the second side of the carrier; and
a conductor disposed in the pre-formed channel on the second side of the carrier and coupled to the tab of the component;
wherein the second side of the carrier, the conductor, the first and second sections of the channel, and the tab of the component are overlaid with the insulative layer.
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Abstract
An insulative body of a medical electrical lead electrode assembly includes a pre-formed channel having a section extending at an angle to a longitudinal axis of the body. An electrode portion of a conductive component has an electrode contact surface facing outward from a first side of the body and a coupling portion embedded in the body. A conductor, which is coupled to the coupling portion of the component, is disposed in the channel.
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1. A medical electrical lead electrode assembly, comprising:
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an insulative body including an insulative layer and a pre-formed insulative carrier coupled to the insulative layer, the carrier including a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a pre-formed channel and a pre-formed flap, the pre-formed channel including a first section extending approximately parallel to a longitudinal axis of the carrier and a second section extending at an angle to the longitudinal axis and approximately co-planar with the first section of the channel, the first section of the channel being a groove formed in the second side of the carrier, and the pre-formed flap extending over the groove; a conductive component including an electrode portion disposed on the first side of the carrier and a tab extending away from the electrode portion and through the carrier to the second side of the carrier; and a conductor disposed in the pre-formed channel on the second side of the carrier and coupled to the tab of the component; wherein the second side of the carrier, the conductor, the first and second sections of the channel, and the tab of the component are overlaid with the insulative layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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