WO2005072817A1 - Implantable lead including sensor - Google Patents

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WO2005072817A1
WO2005072817A1 PCT/US2005/001033 US2005001033W WO2005072817A1 WO 2005072817 A1 WO2005072817 A1 WO 2005072817A1 US 2005001033 W US2005001033 W US 2005001033W WO 2005072817 A1 WO2005072817 A1 WO 2005072817A1
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Mark T. Marshall
Brian T. Mchenry
Teresa A. Whitman
Sandra F. Viktora
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/02Detecting, measuring or recording pulse, heart rate, blood pressure or blood flow; Combined pulse/heart-rate/blood pressure determination; Evaluating a cardiovascular condition not otherwise provided for, e.g. using combinations of techniques provided for in this group with electrocardiography or electroauscultation; Heart catheters for measuring blood pressure
    • A61B5/021Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels
    • A61B5/0215Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels by means inserted into the body
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61NELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
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    • A61N1/05Electrodes for implantation or insertion into the body, e.g. heart electrode
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  • the present invention relates to implantable medical electrical leads and more particularly to leads including a physiological sensor and the incorporation thereof along a body of the leads.
  • Cardiac rhythm management (CRM) systems often employ an implantable medical device (IMD) coupled to an endocardial surface of a patient's right heart via one or more medical electrical leads.
  • IMD implantable medical device
  • the one or more leads include electrodes for both stimulating the heart and sensing electrical activity of the heart.
  • leads may include means for therapeutic and/or diagnostic fluid infusion.
  • the one or more leads may also include a physiological sensor.
  • a sensor assembly includes an adaptor to route conductors past the sensor to additional elements carried by the lead body.
  • Figures 1A-B are plan views of medical electrical leads according to alternate embodiments of the present invention
  • Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of a partial sensor assembly according to one embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 3 is a perspective view of an adaptor according to one embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 4 is a radial section view of a portion of a lead body according to one embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 5 is a plan view of an outer tube portion of a sensor assembly according to one embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 6A is a plan view including a partial section of a portion of a lead according to one embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 6B is a radial section view of a sensor bus according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figures 1 A-B are plan views of medical electrical leads according to alternate embodiments of the present invention.
  • Figure 1A illustrates lead 10 including a lead body first portion 1 1 , a lead body second portion 12 and a sensor assembly 15 coupled in between first portion 11 and second portion 12; first portion 11 includes a first high voltage de fibrillation electrode 19 and second portion 12 includes a second high voltage defibrillation electrode 190 and a low voltage tip electrode 16.
  • Figure IB illustrates lead 100 including a lead body first portion 110, a lead body second portion 120 and sensor assembly 15 coupled in between first portion 110 and second portion 120; in this embodiment, first portion 110 includes first high voltage defibrillation electrode 19 and a second high voltage defibrillation electrode 191 while second portion includes a low voltage ring electrode 17 and low voltage tip electrode 16.
  • first portion 110 includes first high voltage defibrillation electrode 19 and a second high voltage defibrillation electrode 191 while second portion includes a low voltage ring electrode 17 and low voltage tip electrode 16.
  • Any appropriate low voltage and high voltage electrode designs known to those skilled in the art may be incorporated into embodiments of the present invention, therefore the present invention is not limited to the forms of these electrodes illustrated in Figures 1 A-B.
  • Figures 1A-B illustrate first portion 11, 110 including at least one electrode
  • first lead body portions according alternate embodiments of the present invention need not include any electrodes.
  • a second lead body portion i.e. portions 12, 120, may include one or more fluid infusion ports positioned for example where tip electrode 16 or ring electrode 17 are positioned.
  • Figures 1 A-B further illustrate lead body first portion 11, 110 joined to a sensor connector leg 130, via a first transition sleeve 13, and to electrode connector legs 140, via a second transition sleeve 14; connector legs 130 and 140 are adapted to electrically couple a sensor of sensor assembly 15 and electrodesl ⁇ , 17, 19 and 190/191, respectively to an IMD in a manner well known to those skilled in the art.
  • Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of a partial sensor assembly 15' according to one embodiment of the present invention and Figure 3 is a perspective view of an adaptor 200 according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 2 illustrates partial sensor assembly 15' including a sensor capsule 25 and adaptor 200 (Figure 3); adaptor 200 includes a proximal end 21, a middle portion 22 and a distal end 23, wherein middle portion 22 is formed to hold sensor capsule 25 on a surface 26 when a distal projection 215 of sensor capsule 25 mates/interlocks with a slot 220 included in distal end 23.
  • sensor capsule 25 includes a sensor selected from a group of physiological sensors, examples of which are well known to those skilled in the art and include, but are not limited to oxygen sensors, pressure sensors, flow sensors and temperature sensors.
  • a sensor selected from a group of physiological sensors, examples of which are well known to those skilled in the art and include, but are not limited to oxygen sensors, pressure sensors, flow sensors and temperature sensors.
  • Commonly assigned U.S. patent 5,564,434 describes the construction of a pressure and temperature sensor and commonly assigned U.S. patent 4,791,935 describes the construction of an oxygen sensor; the teachings of the '434 and '935 pertaining to sensor construction are incorporated by reference herein.
  • Figure 2 further illustrates adaptor proximal end 21 including a proximal overlay surface 211 and adaptor distal end 23 including a distal overlay surface 231; surfaces 211 and 231 each mate with a lead body overlay tube 40 ( Figure 4).
  • One tube 40 extends over lead body first portion 11, 110 distally to fit over surface 211 and another tube 40 extends over lead body second portion 12, 120 proximally to fit over surface 231.
  • an outer diameter of overlay tubes 40 is approximately equal to a maximum outer diameter of adaptor 200 so that a relatively smooth transition is made between lead body portions 11, 110, 12, 120 and sensor assembly 15'.
  • adaptor 200 includes a first part 250 and a second part 260, which are independently formed and subsequently joined together during an assembly process.
  • Figure 2 illustrates an embodiment wherein a butt joint is formed between a surface 251 of first part 250 and a surface 261 of second part 260, however, according to alternate embodiments, a lap joint or some other type of interlocking joint may be formed between first and second parts 250 and 260. Furthermore, mechanical interlocking, adhesive bonding, solvent welding, ultrasonic welding, laser welding or any combination thereof may join first and second parts 250 and 260. Yet, according to another embodiment a gap may be left between first part 250 and second part 260, which may or may not be filled.
  • Adaptor 200 is formed of any appropriate biocompatible insulative material and, according to one embodiment, comprises molded polyurethane having a hardness of approximately 75 D durometer.
  • Figures 2 and 3 further illustrate adaptor 200 including a first open-sided channel 27 extending through proximal end 21, middle portion 22 and distal end 23; a proximal lumen 28, within proximal end 21, connecting to a second open-sided channel 30, within middle portion 22, which connects to a distal lumen 280, within distal end 23; and a sensor conductor lumen 29, within proximal end 21.
  • open-sided channels 27,30 and lumens 28, 280, 29 are arranged in adaptor 200 to efficiently route conductors from a proximal portion of a lead body, for example first portions 11, 110 illustrated in Figures 1A-B, while isolating conductors from one another and from sensor capsule 25.
  • FIG. 4 is a radial section view of a portion of a lead body according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 4 illustrates previously described overlay tube 40 about a multi-lumen tube 321 and an arrangement of conductors 37, 38, 39, 301, 302 and 303 in lumens 31, 270, 281, 282 and 290 of the multi-lumen tube 321.
  • Multi- lumen tube 321 is formed of any appropriate insulative and biocompatible material known to those skilled in the art, examples of which include, but are not limited to, polyurethane, silicone and combinations thereof.
  • Overlay tube 40 is formed of any appropriate biocompatible material known to those skilled in the art, examples of which include, but are not limited to, polyurethane, silicone and combinations thereof.
  • Multi-lumen tube 321 may be incorporated in only a proximal portion of the lead body, i.e. first portion 1 1 or 110 illustrated in Figures 1A-B, or in both the proximal portion and a distal portion, i.e. second portion 12, 120 illustrated in Figures 1 A-B.
  • channel 27 serves to route conductor 37 from lead body first portion 11, 110 to lead body second portion 12, 120.
  • conductor 37 includes a lumen 370; according to one embodiment, conductor 37 includes a coiled electrically conductive wire coupling low voltage tip electrode 16 to one of connector legs 140, while, according to an alternate embodiment, conductor 37 includes a tube wherein lumen 370 is adapted to deliver an infusion of fluid out from a port (not shown) included in distal portion 12, 120 from one of connector legs 140.
  • tip electrode 16 is formed as an extendable/retractable fixation element and conductor 37 conducts a torsional force from one of connector legs 140 to electrode 16 in order to extend or retract electrode 16; such a construction is well known to those skilled in the art.
  • lumen 370 of conductor 37 is sized to accommodate a lead delivery wire, either a stylet or guide wire.
  • conductor 37 may not include a lumen at all.
  • Electrically conductive wires used to form some embodiments of conductor 37, and other electrical conductors described herein, may be formed of any applicable biocompatible conductive metal known to those skilled in the art, an example of which includes an MP35N alloy.
  • Figure 4 further illustrates a first cabled bundle of electrically conductive wires forming a low voltage conductor 301 extending within lumen 281 and a second cabled bundle of electrically conductive wires forming a high voltage conductor 302 extending within lumen 282.
  • conductor 301 is not included and conductor 302 passes from lead body first portion
  • conductor 302 extends within lead body first portion 110 and is coupled to high voltage electrode 191 while conductor 301 passes from lead body first portion 110 through adapter 200 ( Figure 3), via proximal lumen 28, channel 30 and distal lumen 280, to lead body second portion 120 where conductor couples to low voltage electrode 17.
  • proximal lumen 28 of adaptor 200 includes an enlarged opening 32 which communicates with both of lumens 281 and 282 in order to accommodate both of the aforementioned embodiments described in conjunction with Figures 1A-B; therefore, a radial orientation of sensor assembly 15 need not be dependent upon a position of the assembly, for example sensor assembly 15 may be incorporated into both embodiments of Figures 1 A-B without reorienting the assembly.
  • a dashed line shown in Figure 4 illustrates a potential alignment of enlarge opening 32 with lumens 281 and 282.
  • Figure 3 further illustrates distal lumen 280 of adaptor 200 including an enlarged opening 320 to mate in the same manner with lead body distal portions, for example second portions 12 and 120 illustrated in Figures
  • Figure 3 also illustrates proximal and distal lumens 28 and 280 including tapered portions 36 and 360 extending from enlarged openings 32 and 320 toward middle portion 22 and ramped transitions 35 and 350 between lumens 28 and 28 and channel 30 according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 4 further illustrates yet another cabled bundle of electrically conductive wires forming high voltage conductor 303 extending within lumen 31 and a pair of sensor conductors or a sensor bus 600 ( Figure 6B) including a grounded coil conductor 39 formed of one or more electrically conductive wires extending within lumen 290, a carrier cable conductor 38 extending within conductor 39 and an insulative layer 309 formed between conductors 38 and 39.
  • FIG. 5 is a plan view of an outer tube 50 portion of a sensor assembly according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 5 illustrates outer tube 50 including a proximal end 51 and a distal end 52.
  • outer tube 50 is positioned about adaptor 200, sensor capsule 25, a junction between adaptor proximal end 21 and lead body first portion 11, 110 and a junction between adaptor distal end 23 and lead body second portion 12, 120.
  • Figure 5 further illustrates an opening 55 through a sidewall of outer tube
  • sensor capsule 25 includes a pressure sensor and active surface 255 is a pressure sensitive diaphragm, while according to an alternate embodiment sensor capsule 25 includes an oxygen sensor and active surface is a window facilitating optical transmission.
  • Figure 6A is a plan view including a partial section of a portion of a lead according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 6A in conjunction with Figure 2, illustrates conductors 38 and 39 of sensor bus 600 (Figure 6B) coupled to sensor capsule 25, wherein carrier cable conductor 38 is coupled to a feedthrough pin 62 via a first crimp sleeve 63 and grounded coil conductor 39 is coupled via a second crimp sleeve 67 to a stud 66, which extends from housing 65.
  • Figure 6A further illustrates feedthrough pin 62 passing into housing 65 through a feedthrough ferrule 61 and isolated therefrom by an insulator 611 and a backfill 612 according to feedthrough configuration well known to those skilled in the art.
  • sensor capsule 25 may include a pressure sensor and be constructed in a manner similar to that described in U.S.
  • conductors 38 and 39 are coaxially arranged wherein grounded coil conductor 39 may serve to electrically shield carrier cable conductor 38.
  • Such shielding minimizes a potential of coupling of electrical signals that may pass back and forth between a body, in which sensor assembly 15 is implanted, and sensor capsule 25; further, if electrical isolation around carrier cable conductor 38 were to break down, there would be a lower impedance pathway between cable conductor 38 and coil conductor 39 than between cable conductor 38 and the body, thereby protecting the body from stimulation via electrical coupling with cable conductor 38 and providing breakdown detection means via electrical coupling between cable 38 and coil 39.
  • Figure 6A further illustrates coil conductor 39 including a dog-leg portion 390 extending laterally from a longitudinal axis of coil conductor 39 within lumen 29 of adaptor proximal end 21 to couple with stud 66.
  • a tubing band insulator 603 is positioned around crimp sleeve 63 in order to assure isolation between coil conductor 39 and crimp sleeve 63.
  • Figure 6B is a radial section view of sensor bus 600 according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 6B illustrates insulating layer 309 including an inner diameter 630 and outer diameter 620, a first average gap 640 between cable conductor 38 and coil conductor 39 and a second average gap 645 between layer outer diameter 620 and coil conductor 39.
  • First and second average gaps 640, 645 are defined as radial distances between an outer diameter of cable conductor 38 and insulating layer outer diameter 620, respectively, and an inner diameter of coil conductor 39 when centers of cable conductor
  • a capacitance of layer 309 is proportional to a relative dielectric coefficient or permitivity of a material forming layer 309 (relative to that of air whose permitivity value is 8.854xl0 "14 F/cm, and whose relative dielectric coefficient is 1) divided by the natural log of the ratio of layer outer diameter 620 to layer inner diameter 630.
  • a total capacitance between cable conductor 38 and coil conductor 39 is a series combination of the capacitance of layer 309 and a capacitance of second average gap 645.
  • a relative dielectric coefficient of insulative layer 309 is less than approximately 10, preferably less than approximately 3, and a ratio of layer outer diameter 620 to layer inner diameter 630 is greater than approximately 1.4, preferably greater than approximately 2.
  • second average gap 645 is minimized, being less than approximately 0.003 inch and preferably less than approximately 0.001 inch.
  • first average gap 640 is filled with a polymer material having a relative dielectric coefficient less than approximately 10, and preferably less than approximately 3.
  • Figure 6B further illustrates conductor cable 38 including nineteen wires or strands, each formed of an MP35N alloy and divided up into a center strand, six intermediate peripheral strands and twelve outer peripheral strands; each strand of both sets of peripheral strands includes a silver core.
  • the center strand has a diameter of approximately 0.0014 inch
  • the intermediate peripheral strands have a diameter of approximately 0.0013 inch, a left hand lay and a pitch of approximately 0.044 inch
  • the outer peripheral strands have a diameter of approximately 0.0012 inch, a right hand lay and a pitch of approximately 0.064 inch
  • a resulting diameter of conductor 38 is between approximately 0.006 inch and 0.007 inch.
  • conductor 309 is formed as a coating of an ETFE fluoropolymer about cable conductor 38 wherein inner diameter is between approximately 0.006 inch and 0.007 inch and outer diameter is between approximately 0.014 and 0.016 inch; ETFE has a relative dielectric coefficient of approximately 3.
  • conductor 39 formed from five silver cored MP35N wire filars, includes an inner diameter of approximately 0.016 inch and an outer diameter of approximately 0.024 inch.
  • each conductor 38 and 39 can be one or more and of any suitable configuration accommodating a coaxial arrangement of conductors 38 and 39.
  • wires of the lowest possible impedance are incorporated into sensor bus conductors 38 and 39 in order to minimize an overall diameter of the sensor bus and to improve shielding characteristics of coil conductor 39.
  • lead body second portion 12, 120 is assembled such that conductor 37, coupled to electrode 16, and either conductor 301, coupled to electrode 17, or conductor 302, coupled to electrode 190, extend proximally out from second portion 12, 120 to be routed proximally through adaptor 200 and lead body first portion 1 1, 110 in the arrangement previously described in conjunction with Figure 4.
  • lead body first portion 11, 110 is assembled with the appropriate conductors extending distally therefrom to be routed distally through adaptor 200 and lead body second portion 12, 120.
  • adaptor 200 is joined to lead body first portion 11, 110 and lead body second portion 12, 120 by means of overlapping overlay tubing 40 ( Figure 4) over overlay surfaces 211 and 231 ( Figure 2) as previously described according to one embodiment.
  • adaptor 200 is joined to lead body portions 11, 110 and 12, 120 and the electrode conductors are routed through adaptor 200 and portions 11, 110 and 12, 120 before capsule 25 is mounted.
  • sensor bus conductors 38 and 39 are coupled to capsule 25, as previously described in conjunction with Figure 6A, and then placed within lumen 290 ( Figure 4) of lead body first portion 11, 110, having been routed through proximal end 21 ( Figure 2) of adaptor 200.
  • adaptor 200 includes a first part 250 and a second part 260 ( Figure 2) which have been independently formed and, according to one inventive assembly method, first and second parts 250 and 260 are joined after capsule 25 is mounted between adaptor proximal end 21 and adaptor distal end 23.
  • sensor capsule 25 includes a length LI which much be accommodated by a length L2 of adaptor 200, accordingly an embodiment of adaptor 200 which includes first and second parts 250 and 260 may be tailored to accommodate sensor capsules of varying lengths LI by adjusting a gap 265 between first and second parts 250 and 260 to vary length L2.
  • Gap 265 may be relatively small to account for tolerance in length LI of capsule 25 and thus accommodate some of the joining methods previously described, for example adhesive bonding, or may be larger to accommodate different lengths LI associated with different designs of sensor capsule 25.
  • only the conductors passing through adaptor 200 and outer tube 50 ( Figure 5) couple first and second parts 250, 260, and some embodiments include an element intervening within gap 265, for example a shim element or a backfill material.
  • Some final assembly steps, according to one method, include a backfilling process and assembly of outer tube 50.
  • an area within adaptor and surrounding the coupling of conductors 38 and 39 to sensor capsule 25 is backfilled, for example with silicone medical adhesive, via a backfill opening 225 in adaptor proximal end 21, which is illustrated in Figure 2.
  • outer tube 50 which may or may not have been pre-formed to accommodate an underlying contour of sensor assembly 15, is positioned as previously described in conjunction with Figure 5.

Abstract

An implantable medical lead includes an adaptor coupled to a body of the lead. The adaptor holds a sensor capsule between a first portion and a second portion of the lead body.

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IMPLANTABLE LEAD INCLUDING SENSOR
The present invention relates to implantable medical electrical leads and more particularly to leads including a physiological sensor and the incorporation thereof along a body of the leads.
Cardiac rhythm management (CRM) systems often employ an implantable medical device (IMD) coupled to an endocardial surface of a patient's right heart via one or more medical electrical leads. Typically the one or more leads include electrodes for both stimulating the heart and sensing electrical activity of the heart. Alternatively, or in addition to the electrodes, leads may include means for therapeutic and/or diagnostic fluid infusion. In order to provide better management of cardiac conditions, the one or more leads may also include a physiological sensor. In many cases, it is desirable that all the necessary elements, including electrodes and/or fluid infusion ports and a physiological sensor, be carried on a single lead body wherein locations of each element along the lead body accommodate proper function to meet the therapeutic objectives of the CRM system. In order to accommodate the proper positioning of all the desired elements along a lead body, a sensor assembly includes an adaptor to route conductors past the sensor to additional elements carried by the lead body.
The following drawings are illustrative of particular embodiments of the invention and therefore do not limit its scope, but are presented to assist in providing a proper understanding of the invention. The drawings are not to scale (unless so stated) and are intended for use in conjunction with the explanations in the following detailed description.
The present invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the appended drawings, wherein like numerals denote like elements, and: Figures 1A-B are plan views of medical electrical leads according to alternate embodiments of the present invention; Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of a partial sensor assembly according to one embodiment of the present invention; Figure 3 is a perspective view of an adaptor according to one embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 4 is a radial section view of a portion of a lead body according to one embodiment of the present invention; Figure 5 is a plan view of an outer tube portion of a sensor assembly according to one embodiment of the present invention; Figure 6A is a plan view including a partial section of a portion of a lead according to one embodiment of the present invention; and Figure 6B is a radial section view of a sensor bus according to one embodiment of the present invention.
The following detailed description is exemplary in nature and is not intended to limit the scope, applicability, or configuration of the invention in any way. Rather, the following description provides a practical illustration for implementing exemplary embodiments of the invention. Figures 1 A-B are plan views of medical electrical leads according to alternate embodiments of the present invention. Figure 1A illustrates lead 10 including a lead body first portion 1 1 , a lead body second portion 12 and a sensor assembly 15 coupled in between first portion 11 and second portion 12; first portion 11 includes a first high voltage de fibrillation electrode 19 and second portion 12 includes a second high voltage defibrillation electrode 190 and a low voltage tip electrode 16. Figure IB illustrates lead 100 including a lead body first portion 110, a lead body second portion 120 and sensor assembly 15 coupled in between first portion 110 and second portion 120; in this embodiment, first portion 110 includes first high voltage defibrillation electrode 19 and a second high voltage defibrillation electrode 191 while second portion includes a low voltage ring electrode 17 and low voltage tip electrode 16. Any appropriate low voltage and high voltage electrode designs known to those skilled in the art may be incorporated into embodiments of the present invention, therefore the present invention is not limited to the forms of these electrodes illustrated in Figures 1 A-B. Although Figures 1A-B illustrate first portion 11, 110 including at least one electrode, first lead body portions according alternate embodiments of the present invention need not include any electrodes. Furthermore, according to alternate embodiments, a second lead body portion, i.e. portions 12, 120, may include one or more fluid infusion ports positioned for example where tip electrode 16 or ring electrode 17 are positioned. Figures 1 A-B further illustrate lead body first portion 11, 110 joined to a sensor connector leg 130, via a first transition sleeve 13, and to electrode connector legs 140, via a second transition sleeve 14; connector legs 130 and 140 are adapted to electrically couple a sensor of sensor assembly 15 and electrodeslό, 17, 19 and 190/191, respectively to an IMD in a manner well known to those skilled in the art. Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of a partial sensor assembly 15' according to one embodiment of the present invention and Figure 3 is a perspective view of an adaptor 200 according to one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 illustrates partial sensor assembly 15' including a sensor capsule 25 and adaptor 200 (Figure 3); adaptor 200 includes a proximal end 21, a middle portion 22 and a distal end 23, wherein middle portion 22 is formed to hold sensor capsule 25 on a surface 26 when a distal projection 215 of sensor capsule 25 mates/interlocks with a slot 220 included in distal end 23. According to some embodiments of the present invention, sensor capsule 25 includes a sensor selected from a group of physiological sensors, examples of which are well known to those skilled in the art and include, but are not limited to oxygen sensors, pressure sensors, flow sensors and temperature sensors. Commonly assigned U.S. patent 5,564,434 describes the construction of a pressure and temperature sensor and commonly assigned U.S. patent 4,791,935 describes the construction of an oxygen sensor; the teachings of the '434 and '935 pertaining to sensor construction are incorporated by reference herein. Figure 2 further illustrates adaptor proximal end 21 including a proximal overlay surface 211 and adaptor distal end 23 including a distal overlay surface 231; surfaces 211 and 231 each mate with a lead body overlay tube 40 (Figure 4). One tube 40 extends over lead body first portion 11, 110 distally to fit over surface 211 and another tube 40 extends over lead body second portion 12, 120 proximally to fit over surface 231. According to one embodiment of the present invention an outer diameter of overlay tubes 40 is approximately equal to a maximum outer diameter of adaptor 200 so that a relatively smooth transition is made between lead body portions 11, 110, 12, 120 and sensor assembly 15'. According to another aspect of the present invention, adaptor 200 includes a first part 250 and a second part 260, which are independently formed and subsequently joined together during an assembly process. Figure 2 illustrates an embodiment wherein a butt joint is formed between a surface 251 of first part 250 and a surface 261 of second part 260, however, according to alternate embodiments, a lap joint or some other type of interlocking joint may be formed between first and second parts 250 and 260. Furthermore, mechanical interlocking, adhesive bonding, solvent welding, ultrasonic welding, laser welding or any combination thereof may join first and second parts 250 and 260. Yet, according to another embodiment a gap may be left between first part 250 and second part 260, which may or may not be filled. Adaptor 200 is formed of any appropriate biocompatible insulative material and, according to one embodiment, comprises molded polyurethane having a hardness of approximately 75 D durometer. Figures 2 and 3 further illustrate adaptor 200 including a first open-sided channel 27 extending through proximal end 21, middle portion 22 and distal end 23; a proximal lumen 28, within proximal end 21, connecting to a second open-sided channel 30, within middle portion 22, which connects to a distal lumen 280, within distal end 23; and a sensor conductor lumen 29, within proximal end 21. According to embodiments of the present invention, open-sided channels 27,30 and lumens 28, 280, 29 are arranged in adaptor 200 to efficiently route conductors from a proximal portion of a lead body, for example first portions 11, 110 illustrated in Figures 1A-B, while isolating conductors from one another and from sensor capsule 25. Embodiments of conductor routing will be described in conjunction with Figure 4. It should be noted that although channel 30 is illustrated herein and described above as being 'open-sided', according to an alternate embodiment, channel 30 need not be open-sided and, accordingly, lumens 28 and 280 in conjunction with channel 30 form one continuous channel completely surrounded by an inner surface formed in adaptor 200. Figure 4 is a radial section view of a portion of a lead body according to one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 illustrates previously described overlay tube 40 about a multi-lumen tube 321 and an arrangement of conductors 37, 38, 39, 301, 302 and 303 in lumens 31, 270, 281, 282 and 290 of the multi-lumen tube 321. Multi- lumen tube 321 is formed of any appropriate insulative and biocompatible material known to those skilled in the art, examples of which include, but are not limited to, polyurethane, silicone and combinations thereof. Overlay tube 40 is formed of any appropriate biocompatible material known to those skilled in the art, examples of which include, but are not limited to, polyurethane, silicone and combinations thereof. Multi-lumen tube 321 may be incorporated in only a proximal portion of the lead body, i.e. first portion 1 1 or 110 illustrated in Figures 1A-B, or in both the proximal portion and a distal portion, i.e. second portion 12, 120 illustrated in Figures 1 A-B. According to some embodiments of the present invention, when sensor assembly 15' is coupled to the lead body, a portion of an opening 270 (Figure 3) of open-sided channel 27 is approximately aligned with lumen 270 thus channel 27 serves to route conductor 37 from lead body first portion 11, 110 to lead body second portion 12, 120. As is further illustrated in Figure 4, conductor 37 includes a lumen 370; according to one embodiment, conductor 37 includes a coiled electrically conductive wire coupling low voltage tip electrode 16 to one of connector legs 140, while, according to an alternate embodiment, conductor 37 includes a tube wherein lumen 370 is adapted to deliver an infusion of fluid out from a port (not shown) included in distal portion 12, 120 from one of connector legs 140. According to yet another embodiment tip electrode 16 is formed as an extendable/retractable fixation element and conductor 37 conducts a torsional force from one of connector legs 140 to electrode 16 in order to extend or retract electrode 16; such a construction is well known to those skilled in the art. In some embodiments lumen 370 of conductor 37 is sized to accommodate a lead delivery wire, either a stylet or guide wire.
According to other embodiments, conductor 37 may not include a lumen at all. Electrically conductive wires used to form some embodiments of conductor 37, and other electrical conductors described herein, may be formed of any applicable biocompatible conductive metal known to those skilled in the art, an example of which includes an MP35N alloy. Figure 4 further illustrates a first cabled bundle of electrically conductive wires forming a low voltage conductor 301 extending within lumen 281 and a second cabled bundle of electrically conductive wires forming a high voltage conductor 302 extending within lumen 282. According to one embodiment, for example that illustrated in Figure 1 A, conductor 301 is not included and conductor 302 passes from lead body first portion
11 through adaptor 200 (Figure 3), via proximal lumen 28, channel 30 and distal lumen 280, to lead body second portion 12 where conductor 302 couples to high voltage electrode 190. According to an alternate embodiment, for example that illustrated in Figure IB, conductor 302 extends within lead body first portion 110 and is coupled to high voltage electrode 191 while conductor 301 passes from lead body first portion 110 through adapter 200 (Figure 3), via proximal lumen 28, channel 30 and distal lumen 280, to lead body second portion 120 where conductor couples to low voltage electrode 17.
According to one aspect of the present invention, proximal lumen 28 of adaptor 200, as illustrated in Figure 3, includes an enlarged opening 32 which communicates with both of lumens 281 and 282 in order to accommodate both of the aforementioned embodiments described in conjunction with Figures 1A-B; therefore, a radial orientation of sensor assembly 15 need not be dependent upon a position of the assembly, for example sensor assembly 15 may be incorporated into both embodiments of Figures 1 A-B without reorienting the assembly. A dashed line shown in Figure 4 illustrates a potential alignment of enlarge opening 32 with lumens 281 and 282. Figure 3 further illustrates distal lumen 280 of adaptor 200 including an enlarged opening 320 to mate in the same manner with lead body distal portions, for example second portions 12 and 120 illustrated in Figures
1 A-B, according to one embodiment. Figure 3 also illustrates proximal and distal lumens 28 and 280 including tapered portions 36 and 360 extending from enlarged openings 32 and 320 toward middle portion 22 and ramped transitions 35 and 350 between lumens 28 and 28 and channel 30 according to one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 further illustrates yet another cabled bundle of electrically conductive wires forming high voltage conductor 303 extending within lumen 31 and a pair of sensor conductors or a sensor bus 600 (Figure 6B) including a grounded coil conductor 39 formed of one or more electrically conductive wires extending within lumen 290, a carrier cable conductor 38 extending within conductor 39 and an insulative layer 309 formed between conductors 38 and 39. According to embodiments illustrated in Figures 1 A-B, conductor 303, extends from one of connector legs 140 and within lead body first portion 11, 110 to couple with high voltage electrode 19 and conductors 38 and 39 extend from connector leg 130 within lead body first portion 11, 110 to couple with sensor capsule 25 (Figure 2). Sensor bus 600 will be described in more detail below, in conjunction with Figures 2 and 6A-B. Figure 5 is a plan view of an outer tube 50 portion of a sensor assembly according to one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5 illustrates outer tube 50 including a proximal end 51 and a distal end 52. According to one embodiment of the present invention, with reference to Figures 1A-B, 2, 3 and 5, outer tube 50 is positioned about adaptor 200, sensor capsule 25, a junction between adaptor proximal end 21 and lead body first portion 11, 110 and a junction between adaptor distal end 23 and lead body second portion 12, 120. Figure 5 further illustrates an opening 55 through a sidewall of outer tube
50, which when assembled over sensor capsule 25 will be approximately aligned with an active surface 255 (Figure 2) of sensor capsule; according to one embodiment, sensor capsule 25 includes a pressure sensor and active surface 255 is a pressure sensitive diaphragm, while according to an alternate embodiment sensor capsule 25 includes an oxygen sensor and active surface is a window facilitating optical transmission. Figure 6A is a plan view including a partial section of a portion of a lead according to one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6A, in conjunction with Figure 2, illustrates conductors 38 and 39 of sensor bus 600 (Figure 6B) coupled to sensor capsule 25, wherein carrier cable conductor 38 is coupled to a feedthrough pin 62 via a first crimp sleeve 63 and grounded coil conductor 39 is coupled via a second crimp sleeve 67 to a stud 66, which extends from housing 65. Figure 6A further illustrates feedthrough pin 62 passing into housing 65 through a feedthrough ferrule 61 and isolated therefrom by an insulator 611 and a backfill 612 according to feedthrough configuration well known to those skilled in the art. According to the illustrated embodiment, sensor capsule 25 may include a pressure sensor and be constructed in a manner similar to that described in U.S. patent 5,564,434 previously referenced. As is further illustrated in Figures 4 and 6A, conductors 38 and 39 are coaxially arranged wherein grounded coil conductor 39 may serve to electrically shield carrier cable conductor 38. Such shielding minimizes a potential of coupling of electrical signals that may pass back and forth between a body, in which sensor assembly 15 is implanted, and sensor capsule 25; further, if electrical isolation around carrier cable conductor 38 were to break down, there would be a lower impedance pathway between cable conductor 38 and coil conductor 39 than between cable conductor 38 and the body, thereby protecting the body from stimulation via electrical coupling with cable conductor 38 and providing breakdown detection means via electrical coupling between cable 38 and coil 39.
Figure 6A further illustrates coil conductor 39 including a dog-leg portion 390 extending laterally from a longitudinal axis of coil conductor 39 within lumen 29 of adaptor proximal end 21 to couple with stud 66. As is also illustrated in Figure 6 A, a tubing band insulator 603 is positioned around crimp sleeve 63 in order to assure isolation between coil conductor 39 and crimp sleeve 63. Figure 6B is a radial section view of sensor bus 600 according to one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6B illustrates insulating layer 309 including an inner diameter 630 and outer diameter 620, a first average gap 640 between cable conductor 38 and coil conductor 39 and a second average gap 645 between layer outer diameter 620 and coil conductor 39. First and second average gaps 640, 645 are defined as radial distances between an outer diameter of cable conductor 38 and insulating layer outer diameter 620, respectively, and an inner diameter of coil conductor 39 when centers of cable conductor
38 and insulating layer 309 are approximately aligned with a center of coil 39 as illustrated in Figure 6B. A capacitance of layer 309 is proportional to a relative dielectric coefficient or permitivity of a material forming layer 309 (relative to that of air whose permitivity value is 8.854xl0"14 F/cm, and whose relative dielectric coefficient is 1) divided by the natural log of the ratio of layer outer diameter 620 to layer inner diameter 630. A total capacitance between cable conductor 38 and coil conductor 39 is a series combination of the capacitance of layer 309 and a capacitance of second average gap 645. Since it is desirable to reduce the capacitance between cable conductor 38 and coil conductor 39 in order to reduce current drain during sensing, according to some embodiments of the present invention a relative dielectric coefficient of insulative layer 309 is less than approximately 10, preferably less than approximately 3, and a ratio of layer outer diameter 620 to layer inner diameter 630 is greater than approximately 1.4, preferably greater than approximately 2. According to some embodiments, wherein it is desirable to reduce an overall diameter of a lead body as much as possible, second average gap 645 is minimized, being less than approximately 0.003 inch and preferably less than approximately 0.001 inch. Although maximizing second average gap 645, being filled with air having a minimum permitivity, would further decrease a capacitance between cable conductor 38 and coil conductor 39, it is recognized that, over the life of an implanted lead, bodily fluid may permeate into a lumen containing sensor bus 600 and fill gap 645. Since bodily fluid has a relative dielectric coefficient of approximately 80, a larger second gap 645 will significantly increase capacitance between conductors 38 and 39. Therefore, in order to keep capacitance low and to reduce drift in capacitance over time, according to some embodiments of the present invention, greater than approximately 50%, preferably 80%, of first average gap 640 is filled with a polymer material having a relative dielectric coefficient less than approximately 10, and preferably less than approximately 3.
Although such a polymer material may be insulative layer 309 illustrated herein, the polymer material may fill any portion of first gap 640 in combination with insulative layer 309 to fill the greater than 50% of the first gap 640. Examples of appropriate polymer materials include, but are not limited to, fluoropolymers, silicones, polyimides, urethanes, and any combination thereof. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, Figure 6B further illustrates conductor cable 38 including nineteen wires or strands, each formed of an MP35N alloy and divided up into a center strand, six intermediate peripheral strands and twelve outer peripheral strands; each strand of both sets of peripheral strands includes a silver core. According to this embodiment, the center strand has a diameter of approximately 0.0014 inch, the intermediate peripheral strands have a diameter of approximately 0.0013 inch, a left hand lay and a pitch of approximately 0.044 inch, and the outer peripheral strands have a diameter of approximately 0.0012 inch, a right hand lay and a pitch of approximately 0.064 inch; a resulting diameter of conductor 38, according to this embodiment, is between approximately 0.006 inch and 0.007 inch. Insulative layer
309, according to the exemplary embodiment, is formed as a coating of an ETFE fluoropolymer about cable conductor 38 wherein inner diameter is between approximately 0.006 inch and 0.007 inch and outer diameter is between approximately 0.014 and 0.016 inch; ETFE has a relative dielectric coefficient of approximately 3. Further, conductor 39 according to the exemplary embodiment, formed from five silver cored MP35N wire filars, includes an inner diameter of approximately 0.016 inch and an outer diameter of approximately 0.024 inch. Although exemplary wires incorporated in cable conductor 38 and coil conductor 39 are described as silver-cored MP35N any type of relatively low impedance wire appropriate for implantable leads may be used in embodiments of the present invention. Furthermore a number of wires incorporated within each conductor 38 and 39 can be one or more and of any suitable configuration accommodating a coaxial arrangement of conductors 38 and 39. According to some embodiments, wires of the lowest possible impedance are incorporated into sensor bus conductors 38 and 39 in order to minimize an overall diameter of the sensor bus and to improve shielding characteristics of coil conductor 39. Referring now to Figures 1A-B, 2, 3 and 4 various inventive assembly methods will be described. According to one method, lead body second portion 12, 120 is assembled such that conductor 37, coupled to electrode 16, and either conductor 301, coupled to electrode 17, or conductor 302, coupled to electrode 190, extend proximally out from second portion 12, 120 to be routed proximally through adaptor 200 and lead body first portion 1 1, 110 in the arrangement previously described in conjunction with Figure 4. Alternately, lead body first portion 11, 110 is assembled with the appropriate conductors extending distally therefrom to be routed distally through adaptor 200 and lead body second portion 12, 120. With the conductors appropriately routed, adaptor 200 is joined to lead body first portion 11, 110 and lead body second portion 12, 120 by means of overlapping overlay tubing 40 (Figure 4) over overlay surfaces 211 and 231 (Figure 2) as previously described according to one embodiment. According to one inventive method for assembling sensor capsule 25 into adaptor 200, the aforementioned steps are completed such that adaptor 200 is joined to lead body portions 11, 110 and 12, 120 and the electrode conductors are routed through adaptor 200 and portions 11, 110 and 12, 120 before capsule 25 is mounted. Prior to mounting capsule 25, sensor bus conductors 38 and 39 are coupled to capsule 25, as previously described in conjunction with Figure 6A, and then placed within lumen 290 (Figure 4) of lead body first portion 11, 110, having been routed through proximal end 21 (Figure 2) of adaptor 200. According to one embodiment, as previously described, adaptor 200 includes a first part 250 and a second part 260 (Figure 2) which have been independently formed and, according to one inventive assembly method, first and second parts 250 and 260 are joined after capsule 25 is mounted between adaptor proximal end 21 and adaptor distal end 23. As is illustrated in Figures 2 and 3, sensor capsule 25 includes a length LI which much be accommodated by a length L2 of adaptor 200, accordingly an embodiment of adaptor 200 which includes first and second parts 250 and 260 may be tailored to accommodate sensor capsules of varying lengths LI by adjusting a gap 265 between first and second parts 250 and 260 to vary length L2. Gap 265 may be relatively small to account for tolerance in length LI of capsule 25 and thus accommodate some of the joining methods previously described, for example adhesive bonding, or may be larger to accommodate different lengths LI associated with different designs of sensor capsule 25. According to alternate embodiments, only the conductors passing through adaptor 200 and outer tube 50 (Figure 5) couple first and second parts 250, 260, and some embodiments include an element intervening within gap 265, for example a shim element or a backfill material. Some final assembly steps, according to one method, include a backfilling process and assembly of outer tube 50. According to one embodiment of the present invention, an area within adaptor and surrounding the coupling of conductors 38 and 39 to sensor capsule 25 is backfilled, for example with silicone medical adhesive, via a backfill opening 225 in adaptor proximal end 21, which is illustrated in Figure 2. After completing the backfilling step, outer tube 50, which may or may not have been pre-formed to accommodate an underlying contour of sensor assembly 15, is positioned as previously described in conjunction with Figure 5. In the foregoing detailed description, the invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments. However, it may be appreciated that various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

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1. A medical electrical lead, comprising: a lead body including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion including a first lumen extending lengthwise therein and the second portion including a first lumen extending lengthwise therein; a sensor capsule; an adaptor coupled to the lead body and holding the sensor capsule in between the first portion of the lead body and the second portion of the lead body, the adaptor comprising: a proximal end adjacent a first end of the sensor capsule, a distal end adjacent a second end of the sensor capsule, a middle portion extending alongside the sensor capsule, and an open-sided channel extending from the lumen of the first portion of the lead body to the lumen of the second portion of the lead body through the proximal end, the middle portion and the distal portion of the adaptor; and a first conductor extending within the lumen of the first portion of the lead body, the open-sided channel of the adaptor and the lumen of the second portion of the lead body.
2. The lead of claim 1, wherein the first conductor comprises an electrically conductive coiled wire.
3. The lead of claim 2, wherein the coiled wire includes a lumen sized to accommodate a lead delivery wire.
4. The lead of claim 1, wherein the first conductor comprises a cabled bundle of electrically conductive wires.
5. The lead of claim 1, wherein the first conductor comprises an electrically conductive wire and further comprising a low voltage electrode coupled to the conductor along the second portion of the lead body.
6. The lead body of claim 1, wherein the first conductor comprises an electrically conductive wire and further comprising a high voltage electrode coupled to the conductor along the second portion of the lead body.
7. The lead of claim 1, wherein the first conductor comprises a fluid infusion tube.
8. The lead of claim 1, wherein: the first portion of the lead body further includes a second lumen and the second portion of the lead body further includes a second lumen; the adaptor further comprises: a second open-sided channel extending along the middle portion, a proximal lumen within the proximal end including a proximal opening communicating with the second lumen of the first portion of the lead body and extending from the proximal opening to the second open-sided channel, and a distal lumen within the distal end including a distal opening communicating with the second lumen of the second portion of the lead body and extending from the second open-sided channel to the distal opening; and further comprising a second conductor extending within the second lumen of the first portion of the lead body, the proximal lumen of the adaptor, the second open- sided channel of the adaptor, the distal lumen of the adaptor and the second lumen of the second portion of the lead body.
9. The lead of claim 8, wherein: the first portion of the lead body further includes a third lumen; the second portion of the lead body further includes a third lumen; the proximal opening of the proximal lumen of the adaptor further communicates with the third lumen of the first portion of the lead body; and the distal opening of the distal lumen of the adaptor further communicates with the third lumen of the second portion of the lead body.
10. The lead of claim 9, wherein the proximal lumen of the adaptor tapers from the proximal opening toward the second open-sided channel.
11. The lead of claim 9, wherein the distal lumen of the adaptor tapers from the distal opening toward the second open-sided channel.
12. The lead of claim 8, wherein the proximal lumen of the adaptor includes a ramped transition to the second open-sided channel.
13. The lead of claim 8, wherein the distal lumen of the adaptor includes a ramped transition to the second open-sided channel.
14. The lead of claim 8, wherein the first conductor and the second conductor each comprise an electrically conductive wire and further comprising: a first low voltage electrode coupled to the first conductor along the second portion of the lead body; and a second low voltage electrode coupled to the second conductor along the second portion of the lead body and spaced apart from the first low voltage electrode.
15. The lead of claim 8, wherein the first conductor and the second conductor each comprise an electrically conductive wire and further comprising: a low voltage electrode coupled to the first conductor along the second portion of the lead body; and a high voltage electrode coupled to the second conductor along the second portion of the lead body and space apart from the low voltage electrode.
16. The lead of claim 1, wherein the sensor capsule includes a distal projection and the distal end of the adaptor includes a slot interlocking with the distal projection of the sensor capsule.
17. The lead of claim 1 , further comprising an outer tube positioned about the adaptor and extending across a junction between the adaptor and the first portion of the lead body and across a junction between the adaptor and the second portion of the lead body.
18. The lead of claim 17, wherein: the sensor capsule includes an oxygen sensor, the oxygen sensor including a window; and the outer tube includes an opening approximately aligned with the window.
19. The lead of claim 17, wherein: the sensor capsule includes a pressure sensor, the pressure sensor including a diaphragm; and the outer tube includes an opening approximately aligned with the diaphragm.
20. The lead of claim 1, wherein: the adaptor further comprises a first part and a second part, the first part including the proximal end and the second part including the distal end; and the first part and the second part are independently formed and subsequently coupled to form the adaptor.
21. The lead of claim 1 , further comprising: a sensor bus extending within a second lumen of the first portion of the lead body to the sensor capsule; and wherein the adaptor further comprises a proximal lumen extending through the proximal end of the adaptor through which the sensor bus passes; the sensor capsule includes a housing, a stud extending from the housing and coupled to a first conductor of the sensor bus and a feedthrough pin extending through the housing and coupled to a second conductor of the sensor bus; and the stud and the feedthrough pin project from a proximal end of the housing, the feedthrough pin being approximately aligned with the proximal lumen of the adaptor.
22. The lead of claim 21 , wherein the sensor bus first conductor and the sensor bus second conductor are coaxially arranged.
23. The lead of claim 21, wherein the stud is radially offset from the feedthrough pin.
24. The lead of claim 22, wherein: the stud is radially offset from the feedthrough pin; and the sensor bus first conductor includes a dog-leg portion to which the stud is coupled.
25. An medical electrical lead, comprising: a lead body first portion including a first lumen and a second lumen each extending lengthwise therein; a lead body second portion including a lumen extending lengthwise therein; a sensor capsule; an adaptor coupled to the lead body first portion and the lead body second portion and holding the sensor capsule in between the lead body first portion the lead body second portion, the adaptor comprising: a proximal end adjacent a first end of the sensor capsule; a distal end adjacent a second end of the sensor capsule; a middle portion extending alongside the sensor capsule; a channel extending through the proximal end, the middle portion and the distal end and including a proximal opening in communication with the first and second lumens of the lead body first portion and a distal opening in communication with the lumen of the lead body second portion; and a conductor extending within the first lumen of the lead body first portion, the first channel of the adaptor and the lumen of the lead body second portion.
26. The lead of claim 25, wherein the channel tapers from the proximal opening toward the middle portion.
27. The lead of claim 25, further comprising a low voltage electrode coupled to the electrical conductor along the second portion of the lead body.
28. The lead of claim 25, further comprising a high voltage electrode coupled to the electrical conductor along the second portion of the lead body.
29. An medical electrical lead, comprising: a lead body including a first portion and a second portion; a sensor capsule including a length; and an adaptor coupled to the lead body and holding the sensor capsule in between the first portion of the lead body and the second portion of the lead body, the adaptor comprising: a first part including a proximal end and a proximal lumen, and a second part including a distal end; wherein the first part and the second part are independently formed and subsequently coupled to accommodate the length of the sensor capsule.
30. The lead of claim 29, further comprising a conductor and wherein the first portion of the lead body includes a lumen through which the conductor extends; the second portion of the lead body includes a lumen through which the conductor extends; and the adaptor further comprises a channel through which the conductor extends, the channel extending alongside the sensor capsule.
31. A method for assembling a medical electrical lead that includes a lead body first portion, a lead body second portion and a sensor capsule positioned in between the lead body first portion and the lead body second portion, the method comprising the steps of: coupling a sensor bus to the sensor capsule; coupling an adaptor to the lead body first portion, the adaptor adapted to hold the sensor capsule; and placing the sensor bus, which extends from the sensor capsule coupling, within a sensor conductor lumen of the lead body first portion through a proximal end of the adaptor.
32. The method of claim 31, further comprising the steps of: placing a first portion of an elongate conductor within a channel of the adaptor, the first portion of the conductor extending from a one of the lead body first portion and the lead body second portion and the channel of the adaptor extending from the proximal end of the adaptor to a distal end of the adaptor; and placing a second portion of the conductor within a lumen of another of the lead body first portion and the lead body second portion, the second portion of the conductor extending from the first portion of the conductor.
33. The method of claim 31 , wherein the adaptor comprises a first part including the proximal end and a second part including a distal end and further comprising the steps of: mounting the sensor capsule between the proximal end and the distal end of the adaptor after coupling the sensor bus; and coupling the first part of the adaptor to the second part of the adaptor after mounting the sensor capsule.
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