Patent ID: 11969602
Assignee: ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A medical device lead comprising:
a conductive wire having a non-axially directed portion and a conductor;
a terminal including an annular conductive structure having an outer surface and an inner surface radially disposed with respect to an axis of the annular conductive structure, the annular conductive structure having a radial exterior weld interface feature disposed at a first end of the annular conductive structure and comprising:
a weld location on the outer surface at the first end of the annular conductive structure and comprising a first tapered portion of the annular conductive structure terminating at a first side of the weld location,
wherein the first tapered portion is tapered in a direction substantially corresponding to the direction of the non-axially directed portion of the conductive wire; and

a truncated aperture formed in the first end of the annular conductive structure having an aperture opening at the first end of the annular conductive structure and providing a second tapered portion of the annular conductive structure at a first side of the truncated aperture in juxtaposition with the first side of the weld location,
wherein the second tapered portion is tapered in the direction substantially corresponding to the direction of the non-axially directed portion of the conductive wire, and
wherein the truncated aperture is configured for passing the non-axially directed portion of the conductive wire from within an interior space of the terminal defined by the inner surface at a position between the first side of the truncated aperture and the first side of the weld location to interface the conductor of the non-axially directed portion of the conductive wire with the weld location on the outer surface, and
wherein the non-axially directed portion of the conductive wire is directed off-axis with respect to the axis of the annular conductive structure; and

a polymeric body extending from both the first end of the annular conductive structure and a second end of the annular conductive structure.