| abstract |
An implantable lead includes a tubular multi-helix wire-wound body having a plurality of helically wound wires embedded within a wall of the tube body. A ring contact, e.g., a platinum ring contact, is electrically and mechanically connected to at least one of the plurality of helically wound wires at at least one end of the multi-helix wire-wound body. In one embodiment, ring contacts are attached at both ends of the multi-helix wire-wound body. A lumen passes longitudinally through the center of the lead body. |