Patent ID: 7996090

Claim:
A method of making an implantable medical lead, the method comprising: providing a first tube; providing a second tube; arranging the tubes such that a segment of the first tube and a segment of the second tube are side-by-side along a region of interface, wherein the region of interface is defined by first and second major faces at opposite sides, respectively, of a plane passing centrally through the side-by-side tube segments; forcing the tubes to a non-linear shape along at least a portion of the region of interface; applying adhesive to the portion of the region of interface, wherein applying the adhesive includes dispensing the adhesive on the first major face; curing the adhesive to bond the tubes to one another with the adhesive along the portion of the region of interface, wherein curing comprises subjecting the region of interface to a temperature above ambient for a first time period, wherein upon curing, the adhesive substantially maintains the non-linear shape of the portion of the region of interface in the absence of an external force; applying the adhesive on the second major face after the first time period; curing the adhesive on the second major face; and disposing a conductive element within at least one of the first and second tubes.