Patent ID: 9289142
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: A61B,A61M,A61N,H05K

Claim Text:
1. A shim assembly for an implantable electrode lead, the shim assembly comprising: a) a first shim surface spaced apart from a second shim surface by a shim sidewall having a sidewall thickness; and b) at least a first recess in the shim sidewall spaced apart from a second recess in the shim sidewall, both the first and second sidewall recesses residing at the first shim surface and extending into a portion of the sidewall thickness, but spaced from the second shim surface; and c) a receptacle that is open to the first shim surface and meets the first and second recesses at the shim sidewall, wherein the receptacle has a depth that only extends part way through the sidewall thickness so that the receptacle does not meet the second shim surface.