Patent ID: 7437197

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a medical lead comprising a lead body with at least one conductor and an elongate paddle having an electrode array, the method comprising: forming at least first, second, third and fourth substantially flat and elongate members, each member having first and second ends; butt bonding the first end of the first member to the second end of the second member to form a first section with the junction of the first end of the first member and the second end of the second member constituting a first butt bond, the first section having first and second major surfaces; butt bonding the first end of the third member to the second end of the fourth member to form a second section with the junction of the first end of the third member and the second end of the fourth member constituting a second butt bond, the second section having first and second major surfaces; placing at least one electrode in the first section exposed through the first major surface of the first member, and placing at least one conductor in electrical communication with the electrode along the second major surface of the first member; attaching the first major surface of the second section to the second major surface of the first section to form the elongate paddle of the medical lead with the first butt bond longitudinally offset from the second butt bond.