Patent ID: 11904161
Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A lead assembly comprising:
a cannula comprising a lumen, an end portion, and a buckler disposed in the lumen on the end portion;
a central lead member disposed within the lumen of the cannula;
two or more side lead members comprising a deploying portion having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the deploying portion being disposed about the central lead member within the lumen of the cannula and laterally constrained by the cannula, the distal portion of the deploying portion extending non-linearly when deployed out of the cannula due to one or more side lead members being squeezed toward the central lead member by the buckler at a buckling point, the buckling point remaining within the cannula during deployment; and
two or more electrodes attached to each of the side lead members.