Patent ID: 9067058
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: A61N,H01R

Abstract:
1. A multipolar lead for implantation in a venous, arterial, or lymphatic network, and for use with an electric stimulation or detection device, comprising: at least two microcables, each having a central conductor for connection to the electric stimulation or detection device; and a first ring having at least two lumens, each sized to receive a microcable of the at least two microcables, wherein one of the at least two lumens is a connection lumen which receives a first microcable of the at least two microcables; wherein the first ring further comprises a connection element movable into the connection lumen to pierce a sheath of the first microcable and to press into the central conductor of the first microcable received by the connection lumen, electrically connecting at least a portion of the first ring to the central conductor; wherein the connection element is movable through at least one guiding tunnel transverse to the ring, formed between the periphery of the ring and the connection lumen, wherein the connection element slides in the guiding tunnel.