Medical leads with segmented electrodes and methods of fabrication thereof
First Claim
1. A process for fabricating a medical lead for stimulation of tissue of a patient, the process comprising:
- forming a plurality of electrode assemblies wherein each electrode assembly of the plurality of electrode assemblies comprises a respective plurality of segmented electrodes angularly separated by ribs formed in one or more segments of thermoplastic tape;
electrically coupling a conductor to each segmented electrode;
molding polymer material around each segmented electrode of the plurality of segmented electrodes to interlock each segmented electrode with polymer material to form a distal end of the medical lead; and
fusing the one or more segments of thermoplastic tape of each of the plurality of electrode assemblies with the polymer material.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a process, for fabricating a medical lead for stimulation of tissue of a patient, comprises: forming a plurality of electrode assemblies wherein each electrode assembly of the plurality of electrode assemblies comprises a respective plurality of segmented electrodes angularly separated by ribs formed in one or more segments of thermoplastic tape; electrically coupling a conductor to each segmented electrode; molding polymer material around each segmented electrode of the plurality of segmented electrodes to interlock each segmented electrode with polymer material to form a distal end of the medical lead; and fusing the one or more segments of thermoplastic tape of each of the plurality of electrode assemblies with the polymer material.
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1. A process for fabricating a medical lead for stimulation of tissue of a patient, the process comprising:
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forming a plurality of electrode assemblies wherein each electrode assembly of the plurality of electrode assemblies comprises a respective plurality of segmented electrodes angularly separated by ribs formed in one or more segments of thermoplastic tape; electrically coupling a conductor to each segmented electrode; molding polymer material around each segmented electrode of the plurality of segmented electrodes to interlock each segmented electrode with polymer material to form a distal end of the medical lead; and fusing the one or more segments of thermoplastic tape of each of the plurality of electrode assemblies with the polymer material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A process for fabricating a medical lead for stimulation of tissue of a patient, the process comprising:
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providing one or more segments of thermoplastic tape; forming an electrode assembly by positioning a plurality of segmented electrodes between a plurality of ribs formed from the one or more segments of thermoplastic tape, wherein each of the plurality of segmented electrodes has at least one engagement feature and each of the plurality of segmented electrodes is electrically connected to a respective conductor; molding polymer material around each segmented electrode of the plurality of segmented electrodes to interlock the respective at least one engagement feature of each segmented electrode with polymer material; and fusing the one or more segments of thermoplastic tape of the electrode assembly with the polymer material. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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