Patent ID: 9295830
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: A61N,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An assembly for forming a stimulation lead, comprising: a lead body having a distal end and a proximal end; and a pre-electrode assembly formed in a tube around a portion of the distal end of the lead body and comprising a plurality of segmented electrodes and a plurality of connectors, wherein each of the segmented electrodes is coupled to at least one other of the segmented electrodes by at least one of the connectors and the segmented electrodes and the connectors are formed of conductive material, the tube defining a longitudinal axis, wherein each of the connectors is disposed so that an outer radius of the connector with respect to the longitudinal axis is greater than an outer radius of any of the segmented electrodes with respect to the longitudinal axis.