Patent ID: 8527067
Filing Date: 2013-09-03
Classification: A61N,B29C,B29L

Abstract:
1. An implantable medical lead, comprising: a lead body including a proximal end adapted to be coupled to a pulse generator and a distal region including a distal tip having an outer surface having a tapered cross-sectional profile extending from a proximal end of the distal tip to a distal end of the distal tip; a ring-shaped electrode located on the lead body proximal of the tapered cross-sectional profile of the distal tip; a recess formed in and extending along the outer surface of the distal tip; at least one conductor extending within the lead body from the proximal end to the ring-shaped electrode, the ring-shaped electrode operatively coupled to the at least one conductor; and a drug-eluting component disposed in the recess formed in the distal tip, wherein the drug-eluting component has a tapered cross-sectional profile corresponding to the tapered cross-sectional profile of the distal tip such that the tapered cross-sectional profile of the outer surface of the distal tip extends distally from the drug-eluting component.