Patent ID: 8805535

Claim:
An implantable medical lead compatible with a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) system comprising: a first electrode and a second electrode arranged in connection with a distal end of said implantable medical lead; a connector having a first electrode terminal and a second electrode terminal, the connector being configured to be mechanically and electrically coupled to an implantable medical device; a coaxial conductor assembly having an inner conductor electrically coupled to said first electrode and said first electrode terminal, an outer conductor electrically coupled to said second electrode and said second electrode terminal and an inner insulating tubing arranged between said inner conductor and said outer conductor for electrically isolating said inner conductor from said outer conductor, a capacitor arranged between said inner conductor and said outer conductor at a distance D from said distal end defined based on a magnetic field strength of said MRI system, wherein said distance D is defined based on said magnetic field strength so that an impedance of said capacitor is mirrored to said distal end to provide an impedance between said first electrode and said second electrode that drains a current, induced by said MRI system, between said first electrode and said second electrode.