Patent ID: 7650184
Filing Date: 2010-01-19
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A method of making an implantable lead comprising: providing a plurality of ring contacts, wherein each ring contact is mechanically and electrically connected to at least one of a plurality of wire conductors; creating a plurality of access ports in at least a distal end of a polymer tube body, wherein the access ports extend from an exterior of the polymer tube body to an inside area of the polymer tube body; threading each wire conductor through a corresponding one of the access ports; sliding the ring contacts over the tube body; and attaching the plurality of ring contacts to at least a distal end of the tube body with an adhesive; wherein threading each wire conductor through a corresponding one of the access ports and sliding the ring contacts over the tube body occur after providing a plurality of ring contacts mechanically and electrically connected to at least one of a plurality of wire conductors, wherein the adhesive is applied to at least one edge of the ring contact after the ring contacts are slid over the tube body, and wherein the adhesive at least partially fills a deformation created by constriction of the tubular body by the ring contact.