Patent ID: 6400992
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
In a medical electrical lead for implantation within the living body of the type comprising an elongated lead body enclosing a plurality of lead conductors each extending between a distal a distal electrode or sensor element and a proximal connector element, the improvement in the lead body comprising:an elongated lead body sheath having an outer sheath surface that is formed of a plurality of axial sheath segments each co-extruded of a bio-compatible, electrically insulating, material, the plurality of axial sheath segments extending in side by side relation through the length of the lead body and bonded together at adjoining segment boundaries; a like plurality of elongated lead conductor lumens formed in and extending the length of each lead body sheath segment to be enclosed thereby; and a like plurality of electrical lead conductors, each lead conductor extending through a lead conductor lumen.