Method of manufacturing a medical lead
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1. A method of manufacturing a segmented electrode assembly comprising:
- coupling an electrically conductive tube to an electrically insulating material, wherein the tube is generally cylindrical and has an imaginary longitudinal axis, wherein the tube defines one or more gaps at a first axial position, and wherein the tube comprises at least a first bridge located at a second axial position;
removing at least a portion of the first bridge resulting in a segmented electrode assembly having at least one segment.
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a segmented electrode assembly. An electrically conducting tube is coupled to an electrically insulating material. The tube is generally cylindrical and hollow and defines one or more gaps at a first axial position. The tube also includes one or more bridges located at a second axial position. The method includes removing at least a portion of the bridge resulting in a segmented electrode assembly having at least one segment. A number embodiments of making a tube are also provided. In another embodiment a method of manufacturing a medical lead using a segmented electrode assembly is provided.
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1. A method of manufacturing a segmented electrode assembly comprising:
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coupling an electrically conductive tube to an electrically insulating material, wherein the tube is generally cylindrical and has an imaginary longitudinal axis, wherein the tube defines one or more gaps at a first axial position, and wherein the tube comprises at least a first bridge located at a second axial position; removing at least a portion of the first bridge resulting in a segmented electrode assembly having at least one segment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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