Patent ID: 8639356
Filing Date: 2014-01-28
Classification: A61L,A61N,H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A lead assembly comprising: a lead body including elongate tubing extending from a first end portion to a second end portion and having an intermediate portion therebetween; at least one electrode coil disposed along the lead body, the at least one electrode coil is defined in part by a longitudinal axis, a length, one or more end portions, a plurality of windings, and an interior portion; at least one coil electrode fitting defined in part by an exterior surface, at least a portion of the coil electrode fitting is disposed within a portion of the electrode coil; at least one fibrosis limiting coating having a length greater than the length of the at least one electrode coil and including one or more end portions, the fibrosis limiting coating being disposed along an exterior portion of the at least one electrode coil and extending past the one or more end portions of the at least one electrode coil, the fibrosis limiting coating wrapped around the one or more end portions of the at least one electrode coil and the one or more end portions of the fibrosis limiting coating being disposed between the exterior surface of the at least one coil electrode fitting and the interior portion of the at least one electrode coil, wherein no portion of the fibrosis limiting coating is disposed between windings of the at least one electrode coil.