Systems and methods for making and using electrical stimulation leads with shaped mesh contact assemblies
First Claim
1. An electrical stimulation lead, comprising:
- a lead body having a distal end portion, a proximal end portion, and a longitudinal length;
a plurality of electrodes disposed along the distal end portion of the lead body;
a plurality of terminals disposed along the proximal end portion of the lead body;
a plurality of conductors, each conductor of the plurality of conductors electrically coupling each of the plurality of terminals to at least one of the plurality of electrodes; and
a contact assembly formed from a shaped mesh, the contact assembly disposed at one of the proximal end portion or the distal end portion of the lead body, the shaped mesh having an outer surface and defining a contact assembly lumen, the shaped mesh comprisinga plurality of annular grooves defined along the outer surface of the shaped mesh, andat least one conductor aperture defined in each of the plurality of annular grooves, the at least one conductor aperture extending between the outer surface and the contact assembly lumen,wherein each of the plurality of conductors extends through the at least one conductor aperture and along at least a portion of the shaped mesh within the contact assembly lumen,wherein for each annular groove of the plurality of annular grooves, one of the plurality of electrodes or one of the plurality of terminals is disposed in the annular groove.
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Abstract
An electrical stimulation lead includes a lead body with electrodes disposed along the distal end portion of the lead body and terminals disposed along the proximal end portion of the lead body. Conductors electrically couple the terminals to the electrodes. A contact assembly is disposed at one of the proximal end portion or the distal end portion of the lead body. The contact assembly is formed from a shaped mesh and includes annular grooves defined along an outer surface of the shaped mesh; and a stylet tube disposed in a contact assembly lumen. Each of the conductors extends along at least a portion of the shaped mesh within the contact assembly lumen and external to the stylet tube. For each of the annular grooves, one of the electrodes or one of the terminals is disposed in the annular groove.
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20 Claims
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1. An electrical stimulation lead, comprising:
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a lead body having a distal end portion, a proximal end portion, and a longitudinal length; a plurality of electrodes disposed along the distal end portion of the lead body; a plurality of terminals disposed along the proximal end portion of the lead body; a plurality of conductors, each conductor of the plurality of conductors electrically coupling each of the plurality of terminals to at least one of the plurality of electrodes; and a contact assembly formed from a shaped mesh, the contact assembly disposed at one of the proximal end portion or the distal end portion of the lead body, the shaped mesh having an outer surface and defining a contact assembly lumen, the shaped mesh comprising a plurality of annular grooves defined along the outer surface of the shaped mesh, and at least one conductor aperture defined in each of the plurality of annular grooves, the at least one conductor aperture extending between the outer surface and the contact assembly lumen, wherein each of the plurality of conductors extends through the at least one conductor aperture and along at least a portion of the shaped mesh within the contact assembly lumen, wherein for each annular groove of the plurality of annular grooves, one of the plurality of electrodes or one of the plurality of terminals is disposed in the annular groove. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of forming an electrical stimulation lead, the method comprising:
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providing a contact assembly formed from a shaped mesh, the contact assembly having a first end portion, a second end portion, a longitudinal length, and an outer surface, wherein the contact assembly comprises a plurality of annular grooves defined along the outer surface of the shaped mesh, the plurality of annular grooves comprising a first annular groove and a second annular groove, wherein a first conductor aperture is defined within the first annular groove, and wherein a second conductor aperture is defined within the second annular groove; coupling a first end portion of an elongated first conductor to a first contact; extending a second end portion of the first conductor through the first conductor aperture of the contact assembly; disposing the first contact within the first annular groove; extending the second end portion of the first conductor out of the first end portion of the contact assembly; extending the second end portion of the first conductor into a first end portion of a lead body; coupling the second end portion of the first conductor to a second contact disposed along a second end portion of the lead body; and coupling the first end portion of the lead body to the first end portion of the contact assembly. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of forming an electrical stimulation lead, the method comprising:
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providing a contact assembly, the contact assembly having a first end portion, a second end portion, a longitudinal length, and an outer surface, wherein the contact assembly comprises a plurality of annular grooves defined along the outer surface of the contact assembly, the plurality of annular grooves comprising a first annular groove and a second annular groove, wherein a first conductor aperture is defined within the first annular groove, and wherein a second conductor aperture is defined within the second annular groove; coupling a first end portion of an elongated first conductor to a first contact; extending a second end portion of the first conductor through the first conductor aperture of the contact assembly; disposing the first contact within the first annular groove; extending the second end portion of the first conductor out of the first end portion of the contact assembly; extending the second end portion of the first conductor into a first end portion of a lead body; coupling the second end portion of the first conductor to a second contact disposed along a second end portion of the lead body; and coupling the first end portion of the lead body to the first end portion of the contact assembly.
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