Patent ID: 11969603
Assignee: ADVANCED BIONICS AG
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. An electrode lead assembly comprising:
an electrode lead with a plurality of electrodes; and
a stiffening member configured to integrate with a portion of the electrode lead so as to maintain the portion of the electrode lead in a substantially linear configuration in an absence of a flexure force on a body of the stiffening member, wherein the stiffening member includes:
a plurality of slots distributed along the body and configured to bias the body, in a presence of the flexure force, to flex inwardly on a first side of the body, wherein the first side of the body closer is to the plurality of electrodes on the electrode lead than is a second side of the body opposite the first side; and
an orientation retainer coupled to the body and configured to interface with the electrode lead to maintain, while the body is integrated with the portion of the electrode lead, the first side of the body closer to the plurality of electrodes than the second side of the body.