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1. A method of shielding an apparatus comprising an implantable lead coupled to an implantable lead extension, the method comprising:
providing a non-conductive housing at a distal end of the implantable lead extension that includes an opening, a connector within the opening, and a tubular shield layer within the implantable lead extension that extends through the housing to the connector, the housing further including stimulation connectors with the connector being distal of the stimulation connectors, the housing comprising a first layer of non-conductive material, with the tubular shield layer being outside of the first layer of non-conductive material, and a second layer of non-conductive material that surrounds the tubular shield layer and the first layer of non-conductive material; providing a shield electrode on a proximal end of the implantable lead that is coupled to the tubular shield layer within the housing; and inserting the proximal end of the implantable lead into the opening to establish contact between the connector of the implantable lead extension and the shield electrode of the implantable lead. |