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5628773 Microsleeves and electric supply leads  
A device for producing a micro connection element 24, 30, the device comprising a cylindrical outer sleeve 1, a cylindrical central element 2 arranged coaxially in the outer sleeve 1, a plurality...
5628774 Cardiac lead with composite insulating structure  
A lead for implantation in a human body exhibits improved combined biodegradation, blood surface compatibility, wear and flexibility characteristics. The lead includes at least one electrode and at...
5628775 Flexible bond for sleeves enclosing a bendable electrode tip assembly  
A flexible bond is formed between the exterior sleeve of a catheter guide tube and the exterior sleeve of the steerable electrode tip of the catheter. The flexible bond holds the sleeves in fluid...
5611799 Ocular repair method  
Apparatus and method for surgical repair of a detached retina includes an array of insulated electrodes that can be positioned adjacent the rear of an eye near the detachment site for selective...
5609615 Implantable cardiac stimulation device with warning system and conductive suture point  
A cardiac simulator including a patient warning apparatus, having an electrically conductive suture point in electrical communication with the patient warning apparatus. An electrically conductive...
5603730 Suture sleeve for implantable lead  
A suture sleeve having an elongated body defining a bore and having a relief aperture at a first intermediate position on the body and communicating with the bore. The sleeve includes a pair of...
5597381 Methods for epi-retinal implantation  
A method for epi-retinal implantation of an object into a subject is disclosed. The method includes rendering the normally transparent cortical vitreous visible and separating at least a portion of...
5593429 Needle electrode with depth of penetration limiter  
A needle electrode for use with all types of neurological monitoring equipment. The needle electrode includes a needle portion located at the distal end of the needle electrode. The needle portion...
5578040 Ocular repair system and apparatus  
Apparatus for surgical repair of a detached retina includes an array of insulated electrodes that can be positioned adjacent the rear of an eye near the detachment site for selective excitation of...
5575813 Low-pressure neural contact structure  
A low-pressure neural contact structure for contact with neural tissue, for example, neural tissue of the retina within which are ganglion cells to be electrically stimulated. The contact structure...
5571157 Endocardial lead with reduced diameter tip portion and method for making such lead  
An endocardial lead assembly, adapted to transmit electrical signals between a proximal end portion of the lead assembly and a distal end portion of the assembly and to thereby stimulate selected...
5571156 Switched implantable electrical stimulator leads  
A pacemaker includes apparatus and method for testing the integrity of an insulated pacemaker lead to detect lead degradation at an early stage and warn the user. An electronic switch is placed...
5562670 Holding means and method of implantation thereof in osseous tissue  
A device for implanting in osseous tissue, for example in the skull of a patient, for electric transmission of signals to the inner ear, includes a rotationally symmetric body (1) of titanium or...
5556423 Independent photoelectric artificial retina device and method of using same  
Microscopic photodiode devices with semi-transparent surface electrodes are combined with a liquid or other suitable vehicle. Together they are injected into the subretinal space of the eye. The...
5556424 Lead extractor with bevelled clamp  
An extractor consisting essentially of a guide barrel, a clamping element and a pull wire. The bordering end faces of the guide barrel and clamping element feature each a bevel which is...
5554176 Implantable electrode and sensor lead apparatus  
A transvenous cardioversion lead system capable of delivering electrical energy to cardiac tissue is provided. Lead system comprises an inner conductor surrounded by an insulative layer which, in...
5545202 Body implantable defibrillation system  
Implantable electrodes for defibrillation are formed of pluralities of electrode segments. Each of the segments is relatively long and narrow. The electrode segments can be parallel and spaced...
5545137 Device for asymmetrical thermal therapy with helical dipole microwave antenna  
An intraurethral, Foley-type catheter shaft contains a microwave antenna capable of generating a cylindrically symmetrical thermal pattern, within which temperatures are capable of exceeding 45°...
5522863 Pulsating behavior monitoring and modification system for neural networks  
The pulsating behavioral activity of a neural network such as that embodied n a brain tissue slice is monitored by measurement of intervals between spontaneous events to identify the presence of a...
5515848 Implantable microelectrode  
A miniature, electrically-insulated multi-conductor electrical cable suitable for implantation in living bodies and readily connected to sensors or electrodes, and implantable microelectrodes...
5514172 Multi-conductor lead including a connector with an interlocking insulator  
A multi-conductor lead having a lead body including at least two conductors and at least one electrode at a distal end for delivering an electrical stimulus, the multi-conductor lead also including...
5507303 Percutaneous connector  
A connector set for percutaneous connection of an implanted device, such as an intracochlear implant, to an external system is disclosed. The connector set preferably has a base portion (30) which...
5507724 Electroporation and iontophoresis apparatus and method for insertion of drugs and genes into cells  
A catheter device having a plurality of axially extending, circumferentially spaced electrodes carried thereby, infusion means for infusion of fluid medium for carrying genes and drugs, and...
5501662 Implantable electroporation method and apparatus for drug and gene delivery  
A method and apparatus are provided for introducing molecules such as genes and pharmacological compounds into living blood cells of a patient for therapeutic purposes. A device is implanted into...
5500011 Catheter for mapping and ablation and method therefor  
A multipolar electrode catheter includes a central and four side electrodes at its distal end. The catheter is actuable from a retracted or collapsed mode wherein the side electrodes are arranged...
5499981 Flexible interlaced multiple electrode assemblies  
A flexible electrode circuit laces through a slit sleeve to expose electrodes outside the sleeve while enclosing the rest of the circuit within the sleeve. A stiffener member extends through the...
5489225 Electrical terminal with a collet grip for a defibrillator  
A terminal for detachably connecting an electrical lead connector pin to an electrical device is disclosed. The terminal includes an outer sleeve and a movable collet for movement between first and...
5480416 Cardiac pacemaker with universal coating  
A pulse generator for a cardiac pacemaker is adapted to be implanted beneath the skin and adjacent the musculus with either of its two sides facing the musculus and its other side facing outwardly...
5480420 Resorbable temporary medical electrode device  
A temporarily implantable electrode device, intended for sensing electrical signals from living tissue, has an insulating sheath of resorbable material, and at least one non-toxic, liquid conductor...
5480417 Method and apparatus for the surgical treatment of tissues by thermal effect, and in particular the prostate, using a urethral microwave-emitting probe means  
An apparatus for the surgical treatment of tissues by thermal effect, in particular prostate, is disclosed comprising a urethral emitting probe having a front end and a rear end, capable of being...
5480421 Lead with stylet capture member  
A lead having a capture member for releasably engaging the enlarged distal tip of a stylet. The capture member is connected to the flexible tubular casing of the lead near the distal end and...
5466252 Implantable lead  
An implantable lead for use with cardiac pacemakers, defibrillators and other long term implantable electrical devices intended for sensing or tissue stimulation, having a helically wound conductor...
5466247 Subcutaneous electrode for stimulating skeletal musculature  
A subcutaneously implantable device is provided for either electrically stimulating skeletal musculature or sensing electrical potential at its surface without directly contacting the musculature....
5464446 Brain lead anchoring system  
A system for anchoring a lead within a cranial burr hole. The system provides for a lead to be anchored in either of two sizes of burr holes. In further provides for the lead to remain secured to...
5462545 Catheter electrodes  
In one aspect of the invention, an electrode portion of a catheter disposed at a distal portion of the catheter includes two or more electrically conductive panels which: are disposed a...
5458629 Implantable lead ring electrode and method of making  
A novel flexible and highly fatigue resistant neural lead is provided having a body with multiple lumens, one of which may receive a stiffening stylet, and the others of which serve as conduits for...
5458630 Medical electrode device having a non-gaseous fluid conductor  
A medical electrode device of the type suitable for delivering therapeutic electrical energy in vivo to tissue from an implanted pulse generator, includes a sleeve containing a conductor which is a...
5456254 Flexible strip assembly having insulating layer with conductive pads exposed through insulating layer and device utilizing the same  
A flexible elongate strip assembly for use in a medical device and including at least one longitudinally-extending layer of an insulating material having substantially planar spaced-apart parallel...
5441527 Implantable bone growth stimulator and method of operation  
A method for the therapeutic stimulation of bone growth of a bone site is disclosed comprising the steps of implanting first and second electrodes into the tissue near the base site. The electrodes...
5433735 Electrical stimulation technique for tissue regeneration  
Regeneration of damaged tissue, whether in the skin, tendons or elsewhere in the body begins with the growth and proliferation of cells which take place along a migratory path and in a polar...
5433742 Conductive adhesive band for cathether electrode  
The present invention provides a novel cardiac catheter comprising adhesive band electrodes and a method of making the bands for the electrodes. The conductive adhesive band electrodes are easy to...
5423876 Intramuscular lead having improved insertion  
An intramuscular lead for the electrical stimulation of muscle tissue. The improved lead has a needle connected to a strand of suture, a coiled conductor coupled to the strand by a tapered section...
5423877 Method and device for acute pain management by simultaneous spinal cord electrical stimulation and drug infusion  
A multi-lead electrode catheter for use in acute pain management and a method utilizing this device is provided. The electrode catheter has a plurality of longitudinally spaced electrodes, and a...
5417654 Elongated curved cavitation-generating tip for disintegrating tissue  
An improved tip for use with a device for disintegrating tissue located in a predominantly liquid environment. The tip is connected to an oscillation generator, which results in ultrasonic...
5411539 Active can emulator and method of use  
An active can emulator for emulating the electrical and dimensional characteristics of an implantable pulse generator of the type having a hermetically sealed housing configured to operate as an...
5412182 Eddy current heating for hyperthermia cancer treatment  
An interstitial heater, made of an electrically conductive tube with a wire wound in a toroidal configuration about the tube and connected to a capacitor to form a tank circuit, is driven with a...
5411540 Method and apparatus for preferential neuron stimulation  
The invention provides a method for preferentially stimulating neural somas over neural axons located around the somas but not integral with the somas. In the invention, a positive electrical pulse...
5405373 Electrode device for intracorporeal tissue stimulation  
An electrode device for intracorporeal tissue stimulation, such as for intracardiac stimulation of heart tissue, includes an electrode cable containing at least one elongated, insulated conductor,...
5398683 Combination monophasic action potential/ablation catheter and high-performance filter system  
A combination catheter for both detecting monophasic action potentials and ablating surface tissue in an in vivo heart of a patient is provided. The apparatus includes a catheter probe having a...
5397340 Method and arrangement for implanting or explanting an intravascular catheter  
A method and apparatus facilitate movement of a catheter through a blood vessel in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal extent of the catheter, by mechanically oscillating the...