Patent ID: 7738966

Claim:
A medical electrical lead electrode assembly, comprising: an insulative body including an insulative layer and a pre-formed insulative carrier coupled to the insulative layer, the carrier including a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a pre-formed channel and a pre-formed flap, the pre-formed channel including a first section extending approximately parallel to a longitudinal axis of the carrier and a second section extending at an angle to the longitudinal axis and approximately co-planar with the first section of the channel, the first section of the channel being a groove formed in the second side of the carrier, and the pre-formed flap extending over the groove; a conductive component including an electrode portion disposed on the first side of the carrier and a tab extending away from the electrode portion and through the carrier to the second side of the carrier; and a conductor disposed in the pre-formed channel on the second side of the carrier and coupled to the tab of the component; wherein the second side of the carrier, the conductor, the first and second sections of the channel, and the tab of the component are overlaid with the insulative layer.