Assembly methods for medical electrical leads
First Claim
1. A method for making a medical electrical lead electrode assembly, the method comprising:
- forming a slit in a mesh panel;
placing the mesh panel in a mold;
molding an insulative material over the mesh panel in the mold in order to form an insulative carrier that includes a first side, a second side and an opening that extends from the first side to the second side and corresponds in position to the slit formed in the mesh panel, the mold including features for forming the opening in the carrier;
inserting at least one tab of a conductive component through the opening in the carrier and the slit in the mesh panel, the tab extending away from an electrode portion of the component such that, after the tab is inserted, the electrode portion is disposed on the first side of the carrier and the tab is disposed on the second side of the carrier;
electrically coupling an elongate flexible conductor to the tab of the conductive component; and
forming an insulative layer over the tab and the conductor on the second side of the carrier.
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Abstract
A method for making a medical electrical lead electrode assembly includes the steps of: forming an insulative carrier from an insulative material; coupling at least one conductive component to the carrier by inserting at least one tab of the at least one conductive component through the carrier, the tab extending away from an electrode portion of the component such that, after the tab is inserted, the electrode portion is disposed on a first side of the carrier and the tab is disposed on a second side of the carrier; coupling an elongate flexible conductor to the tab of the at least one component; and forming an insulative layer over the tab and the conductor on the second side of the carrier.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for making a medical electrical lead electrode assembly, the method comprising:
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forming a slit in a mesh panel; placing the mesh panel in a mold; molding an insulative material over the mesh panel in the mold in order to form an insulative carrier that includes a first side, a second side and an opening that extends from the first side to the second side and corresponds in position to the slit formed in the mesh panel, the mold including features for forming the opening in the carrier; inserting at least one tab of a conductive component through the opening in the carrier and the slit in the mesh panel, the tab extending away from an electrode portion of the component such that, after the tab is inserted, the electrode portion is disposed on the first side of the carrier and the tab is disposed on the second side of the carrier; electrically coupling an elongate flexible conductor to the tab of the conductive component; and forming an insulative layer over the tab and the conductor on the second side of the carrier.
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2. A method for making a medical electrical lead electrode assembly, the method comprising;
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forming an insulative carrier from an insulative material, the carrier including a first side and a second side; inserting at least one tab of a conductive component through the carrier, from the first side to the second side thereof, the tab extending away from an electrode portion of the component such that, after the tab is inserted, the electrode portion is disposed on the first side of the carrier and the tab is disposed on the second side of the carrier; bending the at least one tab toward a surface of the second side of the carrier, after inserting the at least one tab through the carrier; electrically coupling an elongate flexible conductor to one of the at least one tabs, after bending the at least one tab; and forming an insulative layer over the at least one bent tab and the conductor on the second side of the carrier. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for making a medical electrical lead electrode assembly, the method comprising:
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forming an insulative carrier from an insulative material, the carrier including a first side and a second side; coupling at least one conductive component to the carrier by inserting at least one tab of the at least one conductive component through the carrier, the tab extending away from an electrode portion of the component such that, after the tab is inserted, the electrode portion is disposed on the first side of the carrier and the tab is disposed on the second side of the carrier; coupling an elongate flexible conductor to the tab of the at least one component; inserting the conductor with an insulative tube; and coupling the tube to the carrier by forming an insulative layer, the insulative layer being formed to extend over the tab, the conductor on the second side of the carrier, the second side of the carrier and about the tube. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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