Method for coating a tip region of a multipolar electrode lead
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1. A method for coating a tip region of a multipolar electrode head adapted for mounting at a distal end of a medical stimulation lead, comprising the steps of:
- providing an electrode head having a tip with a non-conducting part having a plurality of spaced-apart conductive electrode surfaces; and
directly coating an unmasked region of said tip with a tissue compatible material to simultaneously coat all of said conductive electrode surfaces.
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In am method for coating a tip region of an multipolar electrode head adapted to be mounted at a distal end of a lead used preferably for providing heart stimulation by means of a heart stimulation apparatus, an electrode head is provided having a tip with a ceramic part in which a number of small spaced-apart conductive electrode surfaces are disposed, a region of the electrode head tip is directly coated with a tissue compatible material, such as TiN, so that all conductive electrode surfaces are coated in a single step coating operation without any masking operation.
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1. A method for coating a tip region of a multipolar electrode head adapted for mounting at a distal end of a medical stimulation lead, comprising the steps of:
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providing an electrode head having a tip with a non-conducting part having a plurality of spaced-apart conductive electrode surfaces; and
directly coating an unmasked region of said tip with a tissue compatible material to simultaneously coat all of said conductive electrode surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method for manufacturing a multipolar electrode head adapted for mounting at a distal end of a medical stimulation lead, comprising the steps of:
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providing a non-conducting part with a plurality of recesses therein;
inserting electrically conductive wires respectively in said recesses;
forming a plurality of conductive electrode surfaces respectively at said conductive wires on a surface of said non-conducting part, so that said conductive electrode surfaces are spaced apart from each other on said surface of said non-conducting part; and
directly coating at least an unmasked portion of said surface of said non-conducting part with a tissue compatible material to simultaneously coat all of said electrode surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7)
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