Patent ID: 9713705
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61N,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method of making a modular lead end for an implantable lead, the method comprising: sliding a first electrode over a spine so that an inward projection thereof passes over a first projection of a first projection set of the spine, the spine extending over a length from a proximal end thereof to a distal end thereof, the first projection set being one of a plurality of projection sets spaced apart from one another along the length of the spine, and the first projection being one of a plurality of projections of the first projection set that are spaced apart from one another around a periphery of the spine; rotating the first electrode, after the inward projection thereof passes over the first projection of the first projection set, to place the inward projection of the first electrode in engagement with a second projection of the first projection set, the second projection being adjacent to the first projection and projecting higher than the first projection; placing a first conductor in a path defined by the first projection of the first projection set; connecting the first conductor to the first electrode; sliding a second electrode over the spine so that an inward projection thereof passes over a first projection of a second projection set of the plurality of projection sets; rotating the second electrode, after the inward projection of the second electrode passes over the first projection of the second projection set, to place the inward projection of the second electrode in engagement with a second projection of the second projection set, the second projection of the second set being adjacent to the first projection of the second set and projecting higher than the first projection of the second set; placing a second conductor in a path defined by the first projection of the second projection set; and connecting the second conductor to the second electrode; and wherein placing the first and second conductors aligns a proximal end of each with the proximal end of the spine.