Patent ID: 8055354
Filing Date: 2011-11-08
Classification: A61N,H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An implantable lead comprising: a lead body extending from a lead proximal end portion to a lead distal end portion and having a lead intermediate portion therebetween, the lead body including a longitudinally extending internal lumen; a conductive linking member having a base and a projection laterally extending from the base, the base disposed at least partially within the lumen and the projection partially extending through an aperture in a lumen wall; a conductor received in and extending along the lumen, a portion of the conductor disposed adjacent to the base of the linking member and electrically coupled thereto; and a tubular electrode co-axial with and overlying portions of the lead body, the tubular electrode electrically coupled with the conductor, in part, via the projection of the linking member extending through the lumen wall.