US 12,409,320 B2
Termination of a shield within an implantable medical lead
Bruce R. Mehdizadeh, Boise, ID (US); Brian T. Stolz, Bloomington, MN (US); Michael Robert Klardie, Plymouth, MN (US); James M. Olsen, Plymouth, MN (US); Michael J. Kern, Minnetonka, MN (US); Richard T. Stone, Minneapolis, MN (US); Chad Q. Cai, Woodbury, MN (US); Spencer Fodness-Bondhus, Columbia Heights, MN (US); Mark J. Conroy, St. Louis Park, MN (US); and Timothy R. Abraham, Lino Lakes, MN (US)
Assigned to Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed by MEDTRONIC, INC., Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed on Dec. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/549,863.
Application 17/549,863 is a division of application No. 16/264,651, filed on Jan. 31, 2019, granted, now 11,213,677.
Application 16/264,651 is a division of application No. 15/252,677, filed on Aug. 31, 2016, granted, now 10,201,700, issued on Feb. 12, 2019.
Application 15/252,677 is a division of application No. 14/336,803, filed on Jul. 21, 2014, granted, now 9,452,284, issued on Sep. 27, 2016.
Application 14/336,803 is a division of application No. 13/265,313, granted, now 8,788,061, issued on Jul. 22, 2014, previously published as PCT/US2010/032526, filed on Apr. 27, 2010.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/174,276, filed on Apr. 30, 2009.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/174,204, filed on Apr. 30, 2009.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/174,224, filed on Apr. 30, 2009.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/174,216, filed on Apr. 30, 2009.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/174,296, filed on Apr. 30, 2009.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/174,254, filed on Apr. 30, 2009.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/174,247, filed on Apr. 30, 2009.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/174,234, filed on Apr. 30, 2009.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/174,287, filed on Apr. 30, 2009.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/174,262, filed on Apr. 30, 2009.
Prior Publication US 2022/0143400 A1, May 12, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61N 1/04 (2006.01); A61N 1/08 (2006.01); A61N 1/37 (2006.01); A61N 1/375 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/08 (2013.01) [A61B 90/39 (2016.02); A61N 1/048 (2013.01); A61N 1/0488 (2013.01); A61N 1/05 (2013.01); A61N 1/0551 (2013.01); A61N 1/3718 (2013.01); A61N 1/3752 (2013.01); A61B 2090/3966 (2016.02); A61N 2001/058 (2013.01); A61N 2001/0582 (2013.01); A61N 1/086 (2017.08); Y10T 29/49016 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49117 (2015.01); Y10T 29/4921 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49227 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01)] 17 Claims
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1. A method of terminating a shield within a jacket of an implantable medical lead, comprising:
providing the shield between an inner insulation layer of the jacket and an outer insulation layer of the jacket, the shield terminates so that a longitudinal end of the shield does not extend beyond a longitudinal end of the inner insulation layer, the outer insulation layer terminating prior to the longitudinal end of the shield and the longitudinal end of the inner insulation layer;
bonding an insulation extension layer onto a longitudinally facing surface of the longitudinal end of the inner insulation layer; and
positioning a metal ring over the shield and inner insulation layer where the outer insulation layer is not present.