Patent ID: 9409031
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: A61N,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of constructing a medical device, comprising: providing a flexible circuit body having at least one conductive circuit trace with an insulative body having a first external surface and a second external surface on an opposite side from the first external surface and with the first and second external surfaces covering the at least one conductive circuit trace, the at least one conductive circuit trace having a longitudinal axis and having a portion that extends along the longitudinal axis and that is exposed from the insulative body by spanning a window present in the first external surface and the second external surface of the insulative body and continuing into the insulative body between the first external surface and the second external surface on an opposite side of the window, the at least one conductive circuit trace being electrically coupled to a first circuit that produces stimulation signals, the circuit trace having a width measured within the plane of the window and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and having a thickness measured perpendicular to the plane of the window with the width being greater than the thickness; and attaching the portion of the circuit trace that is exposed from the insulative body to an electrical contact associated with an electrical component by using a resistive weld to create an electrical connection between the portion of the circuit trace and the electrical contact.