Patent ID: 8918156

Claim:
An implantable medical lead comprising: a longitudinally extending body having a distal end and a proximal end; an electrode on the body near the distal end; a lead connector end operably coupled to the proximal end of the body; a tubular braid arrangement having an electrical conductor braided with an electrical nonconductor; a crimp slug comprising: opposed first and second portions that are each generally shaped like a half-cylinder, the portions joined along a common longitudinal side; a tail extending from a free longitudinal side of the first portion; and a hole defined in the second portion, the tail extending around the electrical conductor and through the hole, the crimp electrically and mechanically coupled to the electrode; wherein the electrical conductor is received in the first portion, wherein the tail is looped around the electrical conductor, threaded through the hole, and cinched about the electrical conductor, and wherein the first portion is crimped down on the tail to secure the electrical conductor onto the crimp slug.