Claims
- 1. An implantable medical device (IMD) having an elongated body comprising:
an elongated conductor cable carried by the elongated body; and a safety cable extended along at least a portion of the length of the conductor cable and being electrically coupled to the conductor cable at a first location and a second location distal to, and spaced from, the first location.
- 2. The IMD of claim 1, and further including an electrical connector located at a proximal end of the elongated body and electrically coupled to the conductor cable.
- 3. The IMD of claim 2, wherein the safety cable is electrically coupled to the electrical connector.
- 4. The IMD of claim 3, and further including a coil conductor to electrically couple at least one of the safety cable and the conductor cable to the electrical connector.
- 5. The IMD of claim 4, and further including a junction component to mechanically and electrically couple the coil conductor to the safety cable and the conductor cable.
- 6. The IMD of claim 3, wherein at least one of the conductor cable and the safety cable are mechanically coupled to the electrical connector.
- 7. The IMD of claim 1, and further including an electrode coupled to a distal end of the elongated body, and wherein the conductor cable is electrically coupled to the electrode.
- 8. The IMD of claim 7, wherein the safety cable is electrically coupled to the electrode.
- 9. The IMD of claim 8, a further including a crimp sleeve to electrically couple at least one of the safety cable and the conductor cable to the electrode.
- 10. The IMD of claim 9, wherein the crimp sleeve is a cross-groove crimp sleeve.
- 11. The IMD of claim 8, wherein the electrode is an anode ring including an internal eyelet to crimp to at least one of conductor cable and safety cable.
- 12. The IMD of claim 8, wherein at least one of the conductor cable and the safety cable is mechanically coupled to the electrode.
- 13. The IMD of claim 8, wherein the electrode is selected from a group consisting of a high-voltage electrode, a ring electrode, and a tip electrode.
- 14. The IMD of claim 1, wherein the safety cable is substantially parallel to the conductor cable.
- 15. The IMD of claim 1, wherein the safety cable is wound about the conductor cable.
- 16. The IMD of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the length of the safety cable between the first location and the second location is electrically isolated from the conductor cable.
- 17. The IMD of claim 16, wherein at least a portion of the length of the safety cable is surrounded by an electrically insulative material.
- 18. The INM of claim 16, wherein at least a portion of the length of the conductor cable is surround by an electrically insulative material.
- 19. The IMD of claim 16, wherein the IMD includes first and second lumens to respectively carry at least a portion of the length of the safety cable and the conductor cable between the first and the second locations.
- 20. The IMD of claim 1, wherein the conductor cable is a stranded cable.
- 21. The IMD of claim 20, wherein strands of the stranded cable include multiple filars.
- 22. The IMD of claim 1, wherein the elongated body includes a lumen for carrying the conductor cable and the safety cable, and wherein the lumen is sized to maintain at least partial electrical contact between the conductor cable and the safety cable.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of prior U.S. application Ser. No. 09/616,592 filed Jul. 14, 2000, which is a continuation of U.S Pat. No. 6,119,042 granted Sep. 12, 2000, which is a divisional application of U.S. Pat. No. 6,061,598 granted May 9, 2000, which is a divisional of U.S Pat. No. 6,018,683 granted Jan. 25, 2000, which is a divisional of U.S Pat. No. 6,285,910 granted Sep. 4, 2001.
Divisions (3)
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09482775 |
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09070171 |
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