Inventors:
Sean Patrick Skubitz - Forest Lake MN, US
Mary Boatwright - Andover MN, US
Stephen L. Bolea - Watertown MN, US
Jessica L. Tower - Minneapolis MN, US
Michael E. Metzler - Eden Prairie MN, US
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc. - Minneapolis MN
International Classification:
A61N 1/365
US Classification:
607115, 607 1, 607 36, 607 37, 607116, 600373, 600374, 600375, 600376, 600377, 600378, 600379, 600380, 600381, 600382, 600383, 600384, 600385, 600386, 600387, 600388, 600389, 600390, 600391
Abstract:
A medical electrical lead electrode assembly includes an insulative carrier and at least one conductive component. The at least one conductive component includes an electrode portion disposed on a first side of the carrier and at least one tab extending away from the electrode portion, through the carrier to a second side of the carrier. The electrode portion of the at least one component includes an outward facing contact surface and an inward facing surface, the inward facing surface being disposed opposite the contact surface and against a surface of the first side of the carrier. The electrode assembly further includes a joint coupling a flexible elongate conductor to the tab of the at least one component on the second side of the carrier, and an insulative layer extending over the joint and the tab and the conductor, the insulative layer being bonded to the second side of the carrier.