Patent ID: 8412351

Claim:
An implantable medical device system operable to assist in providing a therapy to a selected portion of an anatomical structure, comprising: a lead body having a length extending from a proximal end to a distal end; a tip electrode formed near the distal end of the lead body, the tip electrode being formed of an electrically conductive material; a conductor member extending at least a portion of the length of the lead body; a distal body electrically connected at a first end to the conductor member and at a second end to the tip electrode to provide an electrical interconnection between the conductor member and the tip electrode; a conductor insulator portion covering the conductor member and the distal body; a ring electrode being formed of an electrically conductive material and surrounding at least a portion of the insulator portion, including a finger formed in the ring electrode; and a ring electrode insulator extending over a surface of the ring electrode, wherein the finger extends through an opening in the conductor insulator portion and being electrically connected to the distal body to provide an electrical connection from the distal body to the ring electrode via the finger.