Patent ID: 7698883
Filing Date: 2010-04-20
Classification: A61N,B65H,D07B,H01B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of fabricating an implantable stimulation lead for delivering electrical pulses to tissue of a patient using, in part, a wire wrapping device, the wire wrapping device comprising a plurality of payout carriers for letting out wire conductors to be wrapped about work material, the method comprising: advancing work material to be wrapped with the wire conductors; operating the plurality of payout carriers to let out the wire conductors; rotating the plurality of payout carriers relative to the work material to wrap the wire conductors about the work material; providing an amount of twist to each wire conductor as the wire conductors are let out of the payout carriers to compensate for twist caused by the wrapping of the wire conductors about the work material; forming a lead body using the wrapped conductors; and fabricating a plurality of electrodes and terminals on the lead body, wherein the plurality of electrodes are electrically coupled to the plurality of terminals through the conductive wires.