Patent ID: 9008799
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: A61N,G01R,H03H

Abstract:
1. An implantable lead, comprising: a) at least one implantable lead wire extending from a proximal lead wire end to a distal lead wire portion having a distal lead wire end, wherein the proximal lead wire end is electrically connectable to electronic circuits of an active implantable medical device; b) at least one electrode electrically connected to either the distal lead wire portion or the distal lead wire end, wherein the electrode is configured to be contactable with biological tissue; and c) a wound portion of the lead wire providing a self-resonant inductor having an inductance disposed physically and electrically in series at or proximally adjacent to the at least one electrode, d) wherein, along with a capacitive series resistance (R e) wherein the inductance ranges from 1 to 4,000 nanohenries and the parasitic capacitance ranges from 0.1 to 20,000 picofarads, and f) wherein the total parasitic capacitance C, the capacitive series resistance (R g) wherein the self-resonant inductor has an equivalent L-C resonant electrical circuit comprising a total capacitance in series with the capacitive series resistance (R