Patent ID: 9452284
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: A61B,A61N,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of terminating a shield within a jacket of an implantable medical lead, comprising: providing an inner insulation layer; providing an inner metal ring located near a longitudinal end of the inner insulation layer; providing the shield between the inner insulation layer of the jacket and an outer insulation layer of the jacket, a portion of the shield lapping onto the inner metal ring; providing an outer metal ring about the inner metal ring with the portion of the shield being positioned between the inner metal ring and the outer metal ring; bonding an insulation extension layer onto the end of the inner insulation layer; and positioning a replacement outer insulation layer over the shield and inner insulation layer beyond the inner metal ring and where the outer insulation layer is not present, the replacement outer insulation layer extending longitudinally beyond the longitudinal end of the inner insulation layer to also extend over the insulation extension layer, the replacement outer insulation layer being directly bonded to an end of the outer insulation layer.