Patent ID: 9603984
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A61M,H01B

Claim:
1. A driveline cable for an implantable heart pump, the driveline cable comprising: a plurality of conductors wound along a longitudinal axis of the cable, each conductor comprising a plurality of uninsulated wire strands disposed within an outer insulating layer, wherein the plurality of uninsulated wire strands in each conductor are loosely packed such that a majority of the uninsulated wire strands are movable relative other wire strands when the conductor is flexed, wherein the plurality of wire strands of each conductor are of a 30 gauge or higher and each conductor comprises a plurality of bunches of wire strands, each bunch having at least 32 wire strands of the plurality of wire strands; and an outer jacket disposed about the wound plurality of conductors.