Patent ID: 9694173
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: A61N,B23H,C22C,C22F,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method of forming a medical device contact element comprising: annealing a solid, elongated rod of Ti-15Mo alloy material to form a solid, annealed rod having an outer diameter between 2 mm and 10 mm, a Young's Modulus of less than 13.5 Mpsi, and an elastic range or strain of at least 0.7%; forming a contact ring element from the solid, annealed rod, the contact ring element comprising a tubular body defining a cavity configured to receive a lead, the contact ring element further comprising a plurality of resiliently deflectable elements extending from the tubular body in to the cavity; and assembling the contact ring element into a medical device.