Patent ID: 11944827
Assignee: HERAEUS MEDICAL COMPONENTS LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  H | IPC A  H

Claim 6:
7. A lead for implantation comprising:
a distal end assembly;
a proximal end assembly; and
a flexible circuit coupling the distal end assembly to the proximal end assembly;
wherein the distal end assembly, the proximal end assembly and the flexible circuit are formed over an inner member;
an outer member configured over the combination of the distal end assembly, the proximal end assembly and the flexible circuit; and
wherein the inner member and the outer member and the flexible circuit are fused together between the distal end assembly and the proximal end assembly at discrete locations along the lead; and
wherein the inner and outer members are reflowed such that materials of the inner and outer members and flexible circuit are bonded together along the length of the lead between the distal end assembly and the proximal end assembly, and non-fused portions of the inner member and the outer member between fused ends are free to move relative to each other.