Lead with transition and methods of manufacture and use
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1. A lead, comprising:
- a first lead section having a proximal end and a distal end;
a plurality of conductive contacts disposed along the proximal end of the first lead section;
a second lead section having a proximal end and a distal end;
a plurality of electrodes disposed along the distal end of the second lead section; and
a transition member disposed radially between the distal end of the first lead section and the proximal end of the second lead section at a transition site, wherein the transition member comprises a first opening in a first end, a second opening in a second end, and a plurality of additional openings between the first and second ends of the transition member, wherein material of at least one of the first lead section and the second lead section passes through the additional openings in the transition member to facilitate joining the first lead section to the second lead section.
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Abstract
A lead has a first lead section; a second lead section; and a transition member disposed between the first and second lead sections at a transition site. Material of at least one of the first lead section and the second lead section passes through openings in the transition member.
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1. A lead, comprising:
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a first lead section having a proximal end and a distal end; a plurality of conductive contacts disposed along the proximal end of the first lead section; a second lead section having a proximal end and a distal end; a plurality of electrodes disposed along the distal end of the second lead section; and a transition member disposed radially between the distal end of the first lead section and the proximal end of the second lead section at a transition site, wherein the transition member comprises a first opening in a first end, a second opening in a second end, and a plurality of additional openings between the first and second ends of the transition member, wherein material of at least one of the first lead section and the second lead section passes through the additional openings in the transition member to facilitate joining the first lead section to the second lead section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of making a lead, the method comprising
joining a first lead portion and a second lead portion at a transition site, wherein the lead comprises a plurality of conductive contacts disposed along a proximal end of the first lead portion and a plurality of electrodes disposed along a distal end of the second lead portion; - and
disposing a transition member radially between the distal end of the first lead portion and the proximal end of the second lead portion, wherein the transition member comprises a first opening in a first end, a second opening in a second end, and a plurality of additional openings between the first and second ends of the transition member with material of at least one of the first lead portion and the second lead portion passing through the additional openings in the transition member to facilitate joining of the first and second lead portions. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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