Patent ID: 8019439
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A method of making a stimulation lead having a proximal end and a distal end, the method comprising: placing a plurality of conductive terminal contacts at the proximal end of the stimulation lead; placing a plurality of electrode contacts at the distal end of the stimulation lead; connecting a plurality of conductor wires to the plurality of terminal contacts such that for each of the plurality of terminal contacts a different conductor wire of the plurality of conductor wires connects to the terminal contact, wherein the plurality of conductor wires comprises a first conductor wire and a second conductor wire, wherein the first conductor wire extends within a first conductor lumen of a plurality of conductor lumens defined in a lead body of the stimulation lead, wherein the second conductor wire extends within a second conductor lumen of the plurality of conductor lumens defined in the lead body of the stimulation lead, wherein the lead body defines a stylet lumen configured and arranged for receiving a stylet, and wherein the plurality of conductor lumens and the stylet lumen each extend along a substantial length of the stimulation lead from the proximal end; placing a terminal spacer between a pair of adjacent conductive terminal contacts of the plurality of conductive terminal contacts; and applying epoxy to the proximal end of the stimulation lead such that the epoxy at least partially fills the conductor lumens in proximity to the proximal end of the stimulation lead.