Implantable lead including sensor
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1. A medical electrical lead, comprising:
- a lead body;
a sensor capsule;
an adaptor coupled to the lead body and holding the sensor capsule in the lead body, the adaptor comprising;
an open-sided channel;
a first conductor extending within the lead body and the open-sided channel of the adaptor.
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Abstract
An implantable medical lead includes an adaptor coupled to a body of the lead. The adaptor holds a sensor capsule between a first portion and a second portion of the lead body.
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22 Claims
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1. A medical electrical lead, comprising:
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a lead body; a sensor capsule; an adaptor coupled to the lead body and holding the sensor capsule in the lead body, the adaptor comprising; an open-sided channel; a first conductor extending within the lead body and the open-sided channel of the adaptor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A medical electrical lead comprising:
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a lead body including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion including a first lumen and a second lumen extending lengthwise therein and the second portion including a first lumen and a second lumen extending lengthwise therein; a sensor capsule including a length; and an adaptor coupled to the lead body and holding the sensor capsule in between the lead body portions, the adaptor comprising; a first part including a proximal end and a proximal lumen, a second part including a distal end and a distal lumen; a first open-sided channel extending alongside the sensor capsule. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for assembling a medical electrical lead that includes a lead body first portion, a lead body second portion and a sensor capsule positioned in between the lead body first portion and the lead body second portion, the method comprising the steps of:
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coupling a sensor bus to the sensor capsule; coupling an adaptor to the lead body first portion, the adaptor adapted to hold the sensor capsule; placing the sensor bus, which extends from the sensor capsule coupling, within a sensor conductor lumen of the lead body first portion through a proximal end of the adaptor; and placing a first portion of a first elongate conductor within a first open-sided channel of the adaptor. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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