Patent ID: 7474924

Claim:
A medical electrical lead, comprising: an elongate lead body; a conductive coil extending along a portion of the lead body; conductive wire or cable extending along a portion of the lead body, the conductive wire or cable comprising an insulative outer layer having an outer diameter, the insulative outer layer removed along a segment of the wire or cable to form an uninsulated portion; and a conductive component coupling the coil to the wire or cable and including a first side, a second side opposing the first side, a first sidewall extending from the first side to the second side and a second side wall opposing the first side wall and extending from the first side to the second side, a first groove formed in the first side between the first side wall and the second side wall and having an open side extending along the first side and between the first side wall and the second side wall for receiving the uninsulated portion of the wire or cable, and a second groove formed in the second side; wherein the first groove holds the uninsulated portion of the wire or cable extending directly through the first groove and the second groove holds a portion of the coil, the first groove having a groove width smaller than the outer diameter of the insulative outer layer.