Patent ID: 6321102
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
A lead assembly, comprising:a first electrode;a connector configured to couple to a cardiac stimulator;a first flexible conductor cable having a distal end in electrical communication with the first electrode and a proximal end in electrical communication with the connector, the conductor cable composed of a conducting element and a biocompatible insulative material surrounding the conducting element;a sleeve having an inner wall enclosing the first flexible conductor cable;a lumen which removably receives a stylet therein, the lumen defined at least in part by a portion of the inner wall and a portion of the first flexible conductor cable;a second flexible conductor cable comprised at least of a conducting element and a biocompatible insulative material surrounding the conducting element, the second flexible conductor cable enclosed within the inner wall, the lumen further defined at least in part by a portion of the second flexible conductor cable; andthe inner wall has a diameter less than the sum of the outside diameter of the stylet and the first flexible conductor cable and the second flexible conductor cable.