Systems and methods for forming an end of an elongated member of an electrical stimulation system
First Claim
1. A method for forming a lead or lead extension comprising an arrangement of a plurality of elongated conductors disposed in a body of the lead or lead extension, each of the elongated conductors extending from a proximal end of the arrangement to a distal end of the arrangement, the method comprising:
- ablating a plurality of spaced-apart transverse channels in at least one of the proximal end or the distal end of the body;
ablating an access hole into each of the plurality of transverse channels defined in the body, each of the access holes individually exposing one of the elongated conductors such that the remaining elongated conductors are not exposed;
disposing C-shaped contacts over each of the access holes such that each C-shaped contact is disposed in a different one of the plurality of transverse channels;
electrically coupling the C-shaped contacts to at least one of the elongated conductors;
closing each of the C-shaped contacts so that the two opposing ends of the C-shaped contacts are adjacent to one another; and
for each of the C-shaped contacts, coupling the two opposing ends together such that the C-shaped contact forms a continuous path around the arrangement over the at least one access hole over which the C-shaped contact is disposed.
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Abstract
A method for forming a lead or lead extension having an arrangement of elongated conductors disposed in a body of a lead or lead extension includes ablating a plurality of spaced-apart channels in proximity to at least one of the proximal end or the distal end of the body to expose at least part of at least one of the conductors. A C-shaped contact is disposed into each of a different one of the transverse channels. Each C-shaped contact is electrically coupled to at least one of the conductors. Each C-shaped contact is closed so that opposing ends of the C-shaped contact are adjacent to one another and aligned over one of the elongated conductors. The two opposing ends of each C-shaped contact is coupled together such that each C-shaped contact forms a continuous path around the arrangement within the transverse channel in which the C-shaped contact is disposed.
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1. A method for forming a lead or lead extension comprising an arrangement of a plurality of elongated conductors disposed in a body of the lead or lead extension, each of the elongated conductors extending from a proximal end of the arrangement to a distal end of the arrangement, the method comprising:
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ablating a plurality of spaced-apart transverse channels in at least one of the proximal end or the distal end of the body; ablating an access hole into each of the plurality of transverse channels defined in the body, each of the access holes individually exposing one of the elongated conductors such that the remaining elongated conductors are not exposed; disposing C-shaped contacts over each of the access holes such that each C-shaped contact is disposed in a different one of the plurality of transverse channels; electrically coupling the C-shaped contacts to at least one of the elongated conductors; closing each of the C-shaped contacts so that the two opposing ends of the C-shaped contacts are adjacent to one another; and for each of the C-shaped contacts, coupling the two opposing ends together such that the C-shaped contact forms a continuous path around the arrangement over the at least one access hole over which the C-shaped contact is disposed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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