Patent ID: 7197361

Claim:
An implantable lead comprising: a) an elongated lead body having opposed proximal and distal end portions and defining an interior lumen; b) electrical conductor extending through the interior lumen of the lead body; c) a connector assembly operatively associated with the proximal end portion of the lead body for interfacing with an electrical device, and wherein the connector assembly is operatively connected to the electrical conductor; and d) an electrode assembly, operatively associated with the distal end portion of the lead body, the electrode assembly including: i) at least one support hull at least partially surrounding an exterior surface portion of the elongated lead body; and ii) an electrode hull at least partially surrounding the at least one support hull and an exterior surface portion of the lead body adjacent to the at least one support hull, wherein the electrode hull is directly secured to the support hull, such that a gap is defined by the electrode hull, the support hull and the lead body, and wherein the at electrical conductor extends from the interior lumen of the lead body, through an opening in the lead body and into the gap to operatively connect to the at least one support hull.