Patent ID: 8918187

Claim:
A medical lead having a first end and a second end and a first length defined by a distance from the first end to the second end, comprising: a lead body; a set of filars having a first end and a second end, each filar having been coiled while maintaining longitudinally straight first ends surrounded by the lead body that continue to a coil starting point, the coil starting point being at a same longitudinal position within the lead body for each filar of the set; a set of electrical connectors longitudinally spaced along the lead body, the longitudinally straight ends of the filars being located within the lead body where the set of electrical connectors are disposed; and a set of filar passageways within the lead body, the set of filar passageways being spaced circumferentially and longitudinally to align with corresponding electrical connectors and with corresponding longitudinally straight ends of the filars, each filar including a bent end that extends from the longitudinally straight end through the filar passageway and contacts a corresponding electrical connector.