公开(公告)号：US20100269339A1

公开(公告)日：2010-10-28

申请号：US12766356

申请日：2010-04-23

申请人： Don Dye ,  Kevin Turner

发明人： Don Dye ,  Kevin Turner

IPC分类号： H01R43/20

CPC分类号： A61N1/0531 ,  A61N1/0534 ,  Y10T29/49117 ,  Y10T29/49194 ,  Y10T29/49195 ,  Y10T29/49201 ,  Y10T29/49208

摘要： In one embodiment, a process, for fabricating a medical lead comprises: providing a splicing tube having a plurality of angularly spaced longitudinal grooves; placing a first plurality of conductors within the plurality of angularly spaced grooves defined on an exterior surface of the splicing tube; placing a second plurality of conductors within the plurality of angularly spaced grooves and adjacent to the first plurality of conductors such that a portion of the distal ends overlap a portion of the proximal ends; positioning conductive filler material adjacent to the overlapped portions of the distal and proximal ends; electrically coupling the proximal ends of the first plurality of electrodes to respective proximal ends of the second plurality of electrodes; molding insulative material about at least the electrode assembly and the splicing tube; and fusing the splicing tube with the insulative material from the molding and the lead body.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，用于制造医用引线的方法包括：提供具有多个角度间隔开的纵向凹槽的拼接管; 将第一组多个导体放置在所述拼接管的外表面上限定的所述多个角度间隔开的凹槽内; 将第二多个导体放置在所述多个角度间隔开的凹槽内并且邻近所述第一多个导体，使得所述远端的一部分与所述近端的一部分重叠; 将导电填料材料定位在所述远端和近端的重叠部分附近; 将所述第一多个电极的近端电耦合到所述第二多个电极的相应近端; 至少围绕电极组件和拼接管成型绝缘材料; 并且将熔接管与绝缘材料从模制件和引线体熔合。

公开(公告)号：US08046909B2

公开(公告)日：2011-11-01

申请号：US12766356

申请日：2010-04-23

申请人： Don Dye ,  Kevin Turner

发明人： Don Dye ,  Kevin Turner

IPC分类号： H01R43/00

CPC分类号： A61N1/0531 ,  A61N1/0534 ,  Y10T29/49117 ,  Y10T29/49194 ,  Y10T29/49195 ,  Y10T29/49201 ,  Y10T29/49208

摘要： In one embodiment, a process, for fabricating a medical lead comprises: providing a splicing tube having a plurality of angularly spaced longitudinal grooves; placing a first plurality of conductors within the plurality of angularly spaced grooves defined on an exterior surface of the splicing tube; placing a second plurality of conductors within the plurality of angularly spaced grooves and adjacent to the first plurality of conductors such that a portion of the distal ends overlap a portion of the proximal ends; positioning conductive filler material adjacent to the overlapped portions of the distal and proximal ends; electrically coupling the proximal ends of the first plurality of electrodes to respective proximal ends of the second plurality of electrodes; molding insulative material about at least the electrode assembly and the splicing tube; and fusing the splicing tube with the insulative material from the molding and the lead body.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，用于制造医用引线的方法包括：提供具有多个角度间隔开的纵向凹槽的拼接管; 将第一组多个导体放置在所述拼接管的外表面上限定的所述多个角度间隔开的凹槽内; 将第二多个导体放置在所述多个角度间隔开的凹槽内并且邻近所述第一多个导体，使得所述远端的一部分与所述近端的一部分重叠; 将导电填料材料定位在所述远端和近端的重叠部分附近; 将所述第一多个电极的近端电耦合到所述第二多个电极的相应近端; 至少围绕电极组件和拼接管成型绝缘材料; 并且将熔接管与绝缘材料从模制件和引线体熔合。

公开(公告)号：US20120005896A1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-12

申请号：US13240402

申请日：2011-09-22

申请人： Don Dye ,  Kevin Turner

发明人： Don Dye ,  Kevin Turner

IPC分类号： H01R43/02

CPC分类号： A61N1/0531 ,  A61N1/0534 ,  Y10T29/49117 ,  Y10T29/49194 ,  Y10T29/49195 ,  Y10T29/49201 ,  Y10T29/49208

摘要： In one embodiment, a process, for fabricating a medical lead comprises: providing a splicing tube having a plurality of angularly spaced longitudinal grooves; placing a first plurality of conductors within the plurality of angularly spaced grooves defined on an exterior surface of the splicing tube; placing a second plurality of conductors within the plurality of angularly spaced grooves and adjacent to the first plurality of conductors such that a portion of the distal ends overlap a portion of the proximal ends; positioning conductive filler material adjacent to the overlapped portions of the distal and proximal ends; electrically coupling the proximal ends of the first plurality of electrodes to respective proximal ends of the second plurality of electrodes; molding insulative material about at least the electrode assembly and the splicing tube; and fusing the splicing tube with the insulative material from the molding and the lead body.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，用于制造医用引线的方法包括：提供具有多个角度间隔开的纵向凹槽的拼接管; 将第一组多个导体放置在所述拼接管的外表面上限定的所述多个角度间隔开的凹槽内; 将第二多个导体放置在所述多个角度间隔开的凹槽内并且邻近所述第一多个导体，使得所述远端的一部分与所述近端的一部分重叠; 将导电填料材料定位在所述远端和近端的重叠部分附近; 将所述第一多个电极的近端电耦合到所述第二多个电极的相应近端; 至少围绕电极组件和拼接管成型绝缘材料; 并且将熔接管与绝缘材料从模制件和引线体熔合。

公开(公告)号：US20110047795A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-03

申请号：US12873838

申请日：2010-09-01

申请人： Kevin Turner ,  Don Dye

发明人： Kevin Turner ,  Don Dye

IPC分类号： H01R43/20

CPC分类号： A61N1/0531 ,  A61N1/0534 ,  A61N1/36082 ,  Y10T29/49208

摘要： In one embodiment, a method of fabricating a segmented electrode stimulation lead for implantation within a human patient for stimulation of tissue of the patient, the method comprises: providing a conductive ring, the conductive ring comprising an inner surface and an outer surface, the conductive ring comprising a plurality of grooves provided in the inner surface; electrically coupling a plurality of wires to the conductive ring; forming a stimulation assembly of the lead including the conductive ring and the plurality of wires; and grinding down the outer surface of the stimulation assembly of the lead at least until reaching the plurality of grooves to separate the conductive ring into a plurality of electrically isolated segmented electrodes.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，一种制造分段电极刺激引线的方法，用于植入人类患者体内以刺激患者的组织，所述方法包括：提供导电环，所述导电环包括内表面和外表面，导电 环，其包括设置在所述内表面中的多个槽; 将多根电线电耦合到导电环上; 形成包括导电环和多根电线的引线的刺激组件; 并且至少研磨引线刺激组件的外表面至少直到达到多个凹槽以将导电环分离成多个电隔离的分段电极。

公开(公告)号：US08250755B2

公开(公告)日：2012-08-28

申请号：US12766351

申请日：2010-04-23

申请人： Don Dye

发明人： Don Dye

IPC分类号： H01R43/00

CPC分类号： A61N1/0531 ,  A61N1/0534 ,  Y10T29/49117 ,  Y10T29/49147 ,  Y10T29/49172 ,  Y10T29/49174 ,  Y10T29/49192 ,  Y10T29/49204 ,  Y10T29/4922

摘要： In one embodiment, a process, for fabricating a medical lead for stimulation of tissue of a patient, comprises: providing a plurality of wires; increasing an exterior surface area of each wire of the plurality of wires; arranging the plurality of wires angularly around a longitudinal axis; extruding polymer material of the plurality of wires; forming a lead body with a proximal end and a distal end after performing the extruding; and forming a plurality of terminals at a proximal end of the lead body; forming a plurality of segmented electrodes at a distal end of the lead body.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，用于制造用于刺激患者组织的医用引线的方法包括：提供多根线; 增加所述多根线材中的每根线材的外表面积; 将多根线材围绕纵向轴线成角度地布置; 挤出多根丝的聚合物材料; 在进行挤出之后形成具有近端和远端的引线主体; 以及在所述引线体的近端处形成多个端子; 在引线体的远端形成多个分段电极。

公开(公告)号：US20110072658A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-31

申请号：US12895082

申请日：2010-09-30

申请人： Don Dye ,  Paul Burros

发明人： Don Dye ,  Paul Burros

IPC分类号： H01R43/04

CPC分类号： H01B13/0214 ,  A61N1/0551 ,  H01B7/048 ,  Y10T29/49174 ,  Y10T29/49194 ,  Y10T29/49218 ,  Y10T29/5122 ,  Y10T29/5187 ,  Y10T29/5193 ,  Y10T29/532

摘要： In one embodiment, a system for wrapping biomedical conductor wires about core material, comprises: a payout assembly and a take-up assembly for controllably paying out the core material and taking up the core material with the wrapped conductor wires; a turntable; a plurality of carriers, disposed on the turntable, for letting out the conductor wires; and a die for applying force to the conductor wires as the wires are wrapped about the core material, the die adapted to rotate according to group rotation of the plurality of carriers by the turntable during operation of the system, wherein the die comprises one or more features asymmetrically arranged about a circumference of the die, the one or more features adapted to direct the conductor wires from the plurality of carriers onto the core material in an axially repeating pattern of groups of closely spaced wires with each group separated by a distance larger than the spacing between adjacent wires within each group.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，用于围绕芯材料包裹生物医学导体线的系统包括：支撑组件和卷取组件，用于可控地支付芯材料并且用卷绕的导线吸收芯材料; 转盘 设置在转台上的多个载体，用于放出导线; 以及用于在电线围绕芯材料缠绕时向导线施加力的模具，所述模具适于在所述系统的操作期间根据所述转台在所述系统的操作期间根据所述多个载体的组旋转而旋转，其中所述模具包括一个或多个 所述特征不对称地布置在所述管芯的圆周周围，所述一个或多个特征适于将所述导体线从所述多个载体引导到所述芯材料上，所述多个载体以紧密间隔的导线组的轴向重复图案间隔开， 每组内相邻导线之间的间距。

公开(公告)号：US08225504B2

公开(公告)日：2012-07-24

申请号：US12766346

申请日：2010-04-23

申请人： Don Dye ,  Cory Brinkman

发明人： Don Dye ,  Cory Brinkman

IPC分类号： H01R43/16

CPC分类号： A61N1/0531 ,  A61N1/0534 ,  Y10T29/49117 ,  Y10T29/49165 ,  Y10T29/49194 ,  Y10T29/49201 ,  Y10T29/49204 ,  Y10T29/4922

摘要： In one embodiment, a process, for fabricating a medical lead for stimulation of tissue of a patient, comprises: forming a plurality of electrode assemblies wherein each electrode assembly of the plurality of electrode assemblies comprises a respective plurality of segmented electrodes angularly separated by ribs formed in one or more segments of thermoplastic tape; electrically coupling a conductor to each segmented electrode; molding polymer material around each segmented electrode of the plurality of segmented electrodes to interlock each segmented electrode with polymer material to form a distal end of the medical lead; and fusing the one or more segments of thermoplastic tape of each of the plurality of electrode assemblies with the polymer material.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，用于制造用于刺激患者组织的医用引线的方法包括：形成多个电极组件，其中所述多个电极组件中的每个电极组件包括由形成的肋形成角度地分开的相应多个分段电极 在一个或多个热塑性胶带段; 将导体电耦合到每个分段电极; 在多个分段电极的每个分段电极周围模制聚合物材料，以使每个分段的电极与聚合物材料互锁以形成医疗引线的远端; 以及将所述多个电极组件中的每一个的所述热塑性带的所述一个或多个段与所述聚合物材料熔合。

公开(公告)号：US20060107644A1

公开(公告)日：2006-05-25

申请号：US11285826

申请日：2005-11-22

申请人： Don Dye ,  John Swanson ,  Jerome Boogaard ,  Dave Locke

发明人： Don Dye ,  John Swanson ,  Jerome Boogaard ,  Dave Locke

IPC分类号： B65H81/06

CPC分类号： A61N1/05 ,  B65H81/08 ,  D07B3/06 ,  H01B7/048 ,  H01B13/0214 ,  Y10T29/49174 ,  Y10T29/49194 ,  Y10T29/49204 ,  Y10T29/53217

摘要： A wire wrapping device that includes a turntable assembly that is made up of a turntable and a driver adapted to rotate the turntable. Also, a set of payout carriers are mounted on the turntable, each payout carrier adapted to let out wire to be wrapped. A driver is adapted to turn each payout carrier relative to the turn table, the driver being user adjustable to turn each payout carrier by a selectable amount, per each complete rotation of the turntable.

摘要翻译： 一种包线装置，其包括由转盘和适于旋转转台的驱动器构成的转盘组件。 此外，一组支付托架安装在转台上，每个支付托架适于发出待包裹的电线。 驱动器适于使每个支付托架相对于转台转动，驾驶员可由用户调整，以使每个支付托架每转动一次可转动的转盘。

公开(公告)号：US08793869B2

公开(公告)日：2014-08-05

申请号：US13070181

申请日：2011-03-23

申请人： Don Dye ,  John W Swanson ,  Jerome J Boogaard ,  Dave Locke

发明人： Don Dye ,  John W Swanson ,  Jerome J Boogaard ,  Dave Locke

IPC分类号： H01B7/04 ,  B65H81/08

CPC分类号： A61N1/05 ,  B65H81/08 ,  D07B3/06 ,  H01B7/048 ,  H01B13/0214 ,  Y10T29/49174 ,  Y10T29/49194 ,  Y10T29/49204 ,  Y10T29/53217

摘要： Fabricating an implantable stimulation lead by advancing work material to be wrapped with wire conductors, then, operating a plurality of payout carriers to let out the wire conductors, rotating the plurality of payout carriers to wrap the wire conductors about the work material, providing an amount of twist to each wire conductor as the wire conductors are let out, forming a lead body using the wrapped conductors, and fabricating a plurality terminals on the lead body, wherein the plurality of terminals are electrically connected to the conductive wires.

摘要翻译： 通过将工作材料推进用导线包裹来制造植入式刺激引线，然后，操作多个支付托架以放出线导体，使多个支付托架旋转以围绕工作材料包裹导线导体， 当导线被放出时，向每个导线导体扭转，使用缠绕的导体形成引线体，并且在引线主体上制造多个端子，其中多个端子电连接到导线。

公开(公告)号：US08677619B2

公开(公告)日：2014-03-25

申请号：US12895082

申请日：2010-09-30

申请人： Don Dye ,  Paul Burros

发明人： Don Dye ,  Paul Burros

IPC分类号： H01R43/00

CPC分类号： H01B13/0214 ,  A61N1/0551 ,  H01B7/048 ,  Y10T29/49174 ,  Y10T29/49194 ,  Y10T29/49218 ,  Y10T29/5122 ,  Y10T29/5187 ,  Y10T29/5193 ,  Y10T29/532

摘要： In one embodiment, a system for wrapping biomedical conductor wires about core material, comprises: a payout assembly and a take-up assembly for controllably paying out the core material and taking up the core material with the wrapped conductor wires; a turntable; a plurality of carriers, disposed on the turntable, for letting out the conductor wires; and a die for applying force to the conductor wires as the wires are wrapped about the core material, the die adapted to rotate according to group rotation of the plurality of carriers by the turntable during operation of the system, wherein the die comprises one or more features asymmetrically arranged about a circumference of the die, the one or more features adapted to direct the conductor wires from the plurality of carriers onto the core material in an axially repeating pattern of groups of closely spaced wires with each group separated by a distance larger than the spacing between adjacent wires within each group.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，用于围绕芯材料包裹生物医学导体线的系统包括：支撑组件和卷取组件，用于可控地支付芯材料并且用卷绕的导线吸收芯材料; 转盘 设置在转台上的多个载体，用于放出导线; 以及用于在电线围绕芯材料缠绕时向导线施加力的模具，所述模具适于在所述系统的操作期间根据所述转台在所述系统的操作期间根据所述多个载体的组旋转而旋转，其中所述模具包括一个或多个 所述特征不对称地布置在所述管芯的圆周周围，所述一个或多个特征适于将所述导体线从所述多个载体引导到所述芯材料上，所述多个载体以紧密间隔的导线组的轴向重复图案间隔开， 每组内相邻导线之间的间距。