203 results about "Lead Conductor" patented technology

An electrical lead end cap includes a body defining a bore therein capable of receiving and retaining an end of an electrical lead and a connector capable of electrically coupling conductors leading to at least two electrodes. A method includes routing an electrical current induced in an electrical lead conductor disposed within body tissue to a plurality of electrodes, electrically coupled with the body tissue, via a circuit within an end cap attached to the electrical lead.

Methods for sensing or electrical stimulation of body organs or tissues are disclosed wherein a lead conductor wire or filament of a stranded lead conductor generates a radioactive emission when it is fractured sufficiently or is completely broken. The conductor wire or filament is formed of an inner core and an outer sheath surrounding the inner core, wherein the inner core is irradiated or is formed of a radioactive isotope in an alloy that provides an enhanced radiopaque aura when the sheath is fractured and the inner core is exposed. When the conductor wire or filament is intact, the radioactive inner core is fully encased within the outer sheath, and the outer sheath blocks or reduces radioactive emission along its length to a constant, relatively low level. In use, the emission is detected externally to the body, and the detection signifies that a fracture or break has occurred. Such leads preferably comprise cardiac leads for delivering electrical stimulation to the heart, e.g., pacing pulses and cardioversion / defibrillation shocks, and / or sensing the cardiac electrogram, having multiple lead conductors encased in a lead body subject to fracture under stress. The lead conductors can comprise mono-filar or multi-filar, parallel wound, coiled wires that arranged in a co-axial manner or in a side-by-side arrangement within the lead body. Or the straight or coiled lead conductors can be formed of a strand comprising a plurality of outer filaments wound helically about a central core filament or of a cable comprising a plurality of such peripheral strands wound helically about a central core strand. At least the outer filaments of a stranded conductor and peripheral strands of a conductor cable are formed with the radioactive core.

An electrical lead end cap includes a body defining a bore therein capable of receiving and retaining an end of an electrical lead and a connector capable of electrically coupling conductors leading to at least two electrodes. A method includes routing an electrical current induced in an electrical lead conductor disposed within body tissue to a plurality of electrodes, electrically coupled with the body tissue, via a circuit within an end cap attached to the electrical lead.

Medical electrical leads for sensing or electrical stimulation of body organs or tissues, particularly implantable cardiac leads for delivering pacing pulses and cardioversion / defibrillation shocks, and / or sensing the cardiac electrogram (EGM) or other physiologic data and their methods of fabrication are disclosed. A lead body sheath is co-extruded in a co-extrusion process using bio-compatible, electrically insulating, materials of differing durometers in differing axial sections thereof, resulting in a unitary lead body sheath having differing stiffness sections including axial segments or webs or lumen encircling rings or other structures in its cross-section. The lead body sheath is co-extruded to have an outer surface adapted to be exposed to the environment or to be enclosed within an outer sheath and to have a plurality of lead conductor lumens for receiving and enclosing a like plurality of lead conductors of the same or differing types. The lead body sheath can be co-extruded of a plurality of sheath segments containing a lead conductor lumen and formed of a first durometer material or of differing durometer materials. A web of a further durometer material can be co-extruded extending between the adjoining boundaries of the axial sheath segments and bonding the adjacent segments together. The lead body sheath can be tailored to exhibit differing bending stiffnesses away from the lead body sheath axis in selected polar directions around 360° circumference of the sheath body.

A coil component 1 includes a substrate 2, a planar spiral conductor 10a formed on a top surface 2t of the substrate 2, a lead conductor 11a connected to an outer peripheral end of the planar spiral conductor 10a, a dummy lead conductor 15a formed on the top surface of the substrate 2 and between an outermost turn of the planar spiral conductor 10a and an end 2X2 of the substrate 2 and free from an electrical connection with another conductor within the same plane, external electrodes 26a and 26b arranged in parallel with the top surface of the substrate 2, and a bump electrode 25a formed on a surface of the lead conductor 11a and connects the lead conductor 11a with the external electrode 26a. The external terminals 26a and 26b have a larger area than the bump electrodes 15a and 15b for securing a bonding strength.

An implantable medical device is provided having a telemetry circuit antenna; a lead having an elongated body for carrying a conductor extending from a proximal connector to a distal electrode; a circuit for measuring voltage induced on the telemetry circuit antenna and generating an antenna voltage signal corresponding to the measured voltage on the antenna; a circuit for measuring voltage induced on the lead conductor and generating a lead voltage signal corresponding to the measured voltage on the lead; and processing circuitry for receiving the antenna voltage signal and the lead voltage signal and for generating an MRI detection signal if the antenna voltage signal and the lead voltage signal meet an MRI detection requirement. The device further includes control circuitry for providing a safeguard response to the MRI detection signal.

A lead connector arrangement includes a non-cylindrically shaped connector pin coupled to a lead conductor and a connector sleeve assembly for receiving the non-cylindrically shaped connector pin. The connector sleeve assembly includes an insert with an axial bore formed therein that complements the shape of the non-cylindrical connector pin. According to one embodiment, the non-cylindrical connector pin may be provided in the form of a triangular, square, rectangular, or hexagonal shape. The axial bore has a complimentary shape to receive the connector pin. When the connector pin is threaded through the connector sleeve assembly using a pull-wire device, the pull-wire device may be unscrewed from the connector pin without causing axial rotation of the lead conductor when the connector pin is fully inserted within the axial bore.

A medical electrical lead having an elongated conductor including one or more wires made of a modified MP35N alloy. The modified MP35N alloy is formed from a melt composition modified to reduce an amount of titanium-based inclusion forming elements.

An HGA has a head slider including at least one write head element with terminal electrodes and at least one read head element with terminal electrodes, a suspension for supporting the head slider at a top end section thereof, and a lead conductor member including first trace conductors and second trace conductors. One ends of the first trace conductors are electrically connected to the terminal electrodes of the at least one write head element, and one ends of the second trace conductors are electrically connected to the terminal electrodes of the at least one read head element. At least part of the lead conductor member is fixed to the suspension. The lead conductor member further includes a ground (GND) or source voltage (Vcc) conductor inserted between the first and second trace conductors.

Medical electrical leads for sensing or electrical stimulation of body organs or tissues, particularly implantable cardiac leads for delivering pacing pulses and cardioversion / defibrillation shocks, and / or sensing the cardiac electrogram (EGM) or other physiologic data and their methods of fabrication are disclosed. A lead body sheath is co-extruded in a co-extrusion process using bio-compatible, electrically insulating, materials of differing durometers in differing axial sections thereof, resulting in a unitary lead body sheath having differing stiffness sections including axial segments or webs or lumen encircling rings or other structures in its cross-section. The lead body sheath is co-extruded to have an outer surface adapted to be exposed to the environment or to be enclosed within an outer sheath and to have a plurality of lead conductor lumens for receiving and enclosing a like plurality of lead conductors of the same or differing types. The lead body sheath can be co-extruded of a plurality of sheath segments containing a lead conductor lumen and formed of a first durometer material or of differing durometer materials. A web of a further durometer material can be co-extruded extending between the adjoining boundaries of the axial sheath segments and bonding the adjacent segments together. The lead body sheath can be tailored to exhibit differing bending stiffnesses away from the lead body sheath axis in selected polar directions around the 360° circumference of the sheath body.

Apparatus and methods enable robust, reliable control for implantable medical devices, including cardiac pacemakers, defibrillators and cardiac resynchronization devices. Integrated circuits in the devices have minimized interfaces, can derive power from the interface signals, and have high voltage and latch-up protection. A device lead has a power generation circuit and a switching circuit using cascaded PMOS transistors for operating with a stable voltage despite fluctuations in the supplied voltage. The lead has control electronics that provide a very low impedance between an electrode and a lead conductor during most of the duration of a pacing pulse, but during a brief initial portion of the pacing pulse, provide a very high impedance to permit charging up a power supply that is local to the control electronics. A method of stabilizing the external impedance and a system for fault detection and fault recovery for an implantable device are also provided.

A lead connector arrangement includes a non-cylindrically shaped connector pin coupled to a lead conductor and a connector sleeve assembly for receiving the non-cylindrically shaped connector pin. The connector sleeve assembly includes an insert with an axial bore formed therein that complements the shape of the non-cylindrical connector pin. According to one embodiment, the non-cylindrical connector pin may be provided in the form of a triangular, square, rectangular, or hexagonal shape. The axial bore has a complimentary shape to receive the connector pin. When the connector pin is threaded through the connector sleeve assembly using a pull-wire device, the pull-wire device may be unscrewed from the connector pin without causing axial rotation of the lead conductor when the connector pin is fully inserted within the axial bore.

An identification device for an implantable lead includes an associated implantable sleeve and a radio frequency identification device (RFID) tag associated with the sleeve. The RFID tag includes information relating to the implantable lead, its associated lead system, or an associated implantable medical device. The RFID tag may be hermetically sealed within the sleeve and the sleeve selectively fixed along a length of the lead. The sleeve may comprise a loop forming an aperture, a crimped clamp device, a clamp device including a ratchet, clip, or rivet mechanism, or a clamp device including two separate clamshells, all of which allow for secure attachment to the lead. Alternatively, the sleeve may integrally be formed as part of the lead between a lead conductor and an insulated lumen. An external interrogator may be used for identifying information contained within the RFID tag.

Medical electrical leads for sensing or electrical stimulation of body organs or tissues, particularly implantable cardiac leads for delivering pacing pulses and cardioversion / defibrillation shocks, and / or sensing the cardiac electrogram (EGM) or other physiologic data and their methods of fabrication are disclosed. A lead body sheath is co-extruded in a co-extrusion process using biocompatible, electrically insulating, materials of differing durometers in differing axial sections thereof, resulting in a unitary lead body sheath having differing stiffness sections including axial segments or webs or lumen encircling rings or other structures in its cross-section. The lead body sheath is co-extruded to have an outer surface adapted to be exposed to the environment or to be enclosed within an outer sheath and to have a plurality of lead conductor lumens for receiving and enclosing a like plurality of lead conductors of the same or differing types. The lead body sheath can be co-extruded of a plurality of sheath segments containing a lead conductor lumen and formed of a first durometer material or of differing durometer materials. A web of a further durometer material can be co-extruded extending between the adjoining boundaries of the axial sheath segments and bonding the adjacent segments together. The lead body sheath can be tailored to exhibit differing bending stiffnesses away from the lead body sheath axis in selected polar directions around the 360° circumference of the sheath body.

A method and apparatus to detect anomalies in the conductors of leads attached to implantable medical devices based on the dynamical electrical changes these anomalies cause. In one embodiment, impedance is measured for weak input signals of different applied frequencies, and a conductor anomaly is detected based on differences in impedance measured at different frequencies. In another embodiment, a transient input signal is applied to the conductor, and an anomaly is identified based on parameters related to the time course of the voltage or current response, which is altered by anomaly-related changes in capacitance and inductance, even if resistance is unchanged. The method may be implemented in the implantable medical device or in a programmer used for testing leads.

A connection system for electrically coupling selected conductors carried by a medical electrical lead to a source of energy such as an implantable pulse generator is disclosed. The connection system includes a first port that may be coupled to at least two conductors carried by a lead. The first port electrically couples the at least two conductors to each other, and to the source of energy. A second port is provided to respectively electrically couple at least one additional lead conductor to the source of energy.

Apparatus and methods enable robust, reliable control for implantable medical devices, including cardiac pacemakers, defibrillators and cardiac resynchronization devices. Integrated circuits in the devices have minimized interfaces, can derive power from the interface signals, and have high voltage and latch-up protection. A device lead has a power generation circuit and a switching circuit using cascaded PMOS transistors for operating with a stable voltage despite fluctuations in the supplied voltage. The lead has control electronics that provide a very low impedance between an electrode and a lead conductor during most of the duration of a pacing pulse, but during a brief initial portion of the pacing pulse, provide a very high impedance to permit charging up a power supply that is local to the control electronics. A method of stabilizing the external impedance and a system for fault detection and fault recovery for an implantable device are also provided.

A multilayer inductor is provided with a coil part including a coiled conductor and lead conductors, an outer sheath part covering the coil part and having an electrical isolation, and external electrodes electrically connected to the respective lead conductors. The lead conductors are located at both ends of the coiled conductor and have a width identical with that of the coiled conductor. The outer sheath part has two first side faces parallel to the axial direction of the coiled conductor and not adjacent to each other, and a second side face intersecting with the axial direction of the coiled conductor. Each external electrode has a first electrode portion formed throughout a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the coiled conductor on the first side face. Each external electrode is not substantially formed on the second side face.

A multilayer capacitor comprises a multilayer body in which a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of internal electrodes are alternately laminated, and a plurality of terminal electrodes formed on side faces of the multilayer body. The multilayer body has a first capacitor portion and a second capacitor portion. The first capacitor portion includes first and second internal electrodes as the internal electrodes. The second capacitor portion includes third and fourth internal electrodes as the internal electrodes. Each of the first to fourth internal electrodes is electrically connected through a lead conductor or through lead conductors to one or more corresponding terminal electrodes among the first to fourth terminal electrodes. The first and second capacitor portions have their respective capacitances different from each other.

The present invention relates, generally, to scientific and medical system methods for diagnosis of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) lead conductor anomalies, in particular conductor migration and externalization within an ICD implantable cardiac lead. The method uses an “imaginary” component of the high frequency transmission line impedance having certain spectral changes that correspond to movements of the conductor or an “imaginary impedance”. This allows the detection of conductor migration and small insulation failures.

Scientific and medical system circuitry for diagnosis of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) lead conductor anomalies, in particular conductor migration and externalization within an ICD implantable cardiac lead. The system determines an “imaginary” component of the high frequency transmission line impedance having certain spectral changes that correspond to radially outward movements or local externalization of a conductor within a lead body allowing for the detection of conductor migration and small insulation failures.

A lead conductor member for a thin-film magnetic head, includes a plurality of head connection pads to be connected to a plurality of terminal electrodes of a thin-film magnetic head element, a plurality of external connection pads used for external connections, a plurality of trace conductors, one end of each of the plurality of trace conductors being connected to the plurality of head connection pads and the other ends of the plurality of trace conductors being connected to the plurality of external connection pads, respectively, and at least one pair of test connection pads capable of being temporally and electrically short-circuited with at least one pair of trace conductors of the plurality of trace conductors, respectively.

A multilayer capacitor includes a multilayer body with a plurality of dielectric layers, a plurality of first and second inner electrodes alternately laminated, and a plurality of terminal conductors formed on the multilayer body. The plurality of first and second inner electrodes is electrically connected to each other through the connecting conductors. In the plurality of first and second inner electrodes, at least one first inner electrode and one second inner electrode whose number is smaller than the total number of first and second inner electrodes by at least 1 is electrically connected to the first and second terminal conductors through a lead conductor, respectively. The equivalent series resistance of the multilayer capacitor is set to a desirable value by adjusting the number of at least one first inner electrode and one second inner electrode electrically connected to the first and second terminal conductor through the lead conductor, respectively.

A multilayer capacitor comprises a multilayer body in which a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of inner electrodes are alternately laminated, and a plurality of terminal electrodes formed on the multilayer body. The plurality of inner electrodes include a plurality of first inner electrodes and a plurality of second inner electrodes alternately arranged. The plurality of terminal electrodes include first and second terminal electrodes electrically insulated from each other. The plurality of first inner electrodes are electrically connected to each other by way of a through-hole conductor. The plurality of second inner electrodes are electrically connected to each other by way of a through-hole conductor. In the plurality of first inner electrodes, at least one first inner electrode whose number is smaller than the total number of first inner electrodes by at least 1 is electrically connected to the first terminal electrode by way of a lead conductor. In the plurality of second inner electrodes, at least one second inner electrode whose number is smaller than the total number of second inner electrodes by at least 1 is electrically connected to the second terminal electrode by way of a lead conductor. An equivalent series resistance is set to a desirable value by adjusting each of the number of first inner electrodes electrically connected to the first terminal electrode by way of the lead conductor and the number of second inner electrodes electrically connected to the second terminal electrode by way of the lead conductor.

A thin-film common mode filter is provided, comprising: a pair of magnetic plates; an upper coil conductor and a lower coil conductor formed between the pair of magnetic plates, spirally wound in the magnetic plate surface direction, and overlapped each other; an upper lead conductor and a lower lead conductor, one ends of the upper lead conductor and the lower lead conductor connected electrically to one ends in center portions of the upper coil conductor and the lower coil conductor, respectively, and extended to external portions across the upper coil conductor and the lower coil conductor; and a pedestal part formed below a connection portion between the upper coil conductor and the upper lead conductor, for lifting the connection portion to an upper position.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a simple-structure physical quantity detecting device whose resistance does not vary irrespective of use for long periods, a method for manufacturing thereof and a motor vehicle control system using the physical quantity detecting sensor to improve its reliability. An airflow sensor (20) is equipped with a heat generating resistor (12H) and a temperature measuring resistor (12C), formed on a semiconductor substrate (11). The heat generating resistor (12H) is formed in a thin-wall portion (11A). Both end portions of the heat generating resistor (12H) are connected through first lead conductors (13H1, 13H2) to electrodes (14H1, 14H2), respectively. A second lead conductor (15H1) connected to the electrode (14H1) extends to an outer circumferential portion of the airflow sensor (10). A second lead conductor (15H2, 15H3) connected to the electrode (14H2) also extend to the outer circumferential portion of the airflow sensor (10), but a disconnection portion (16) is made in the middle thereof to establish electrical non-conduction.

A solid electrolytic capacitor that includes a plurality of capacitor elements each including an anode portion, a dielectric layer, and a cathode portion having a solid electrolyte layer and a current collector layer; a leading conductor layer; an insulating resin body; a first external electrode; and a second external electrode. The plurality of capacitor elements are stacked in layers, with mutually adjacent capacitor elements having their respective current collector layers connected to each other. The current collector layer of only the capacitor element adjacent to the leading conductor layer is connected to the leading conductor layer. The first external electrode is connected to the leading conductor layer at the first end surface.

Method and apparatus for diagnosis of conductor anomalies, such as partial conductor failures, in an implantable lead for an implantable medical device are disclosed. In various embodiments, small changes in the lead impedance are identified by the use of a small circuit element that is incorporated as part of the distal end of the implantable lead. In various embodiments, the small circuit element is electrically connected to a lead conductor and / or electrode of the implantable lead. Methods of diagnosing conductor anomalies in accordance with these embodiments generate measured values that depend only on the impedance of the conductors and electrodes of the lead, and not on the behavior of the conductor-tissue interface and other body tissues.