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7447551 |
Flexible implantable electrical stimulator array
A flexible implantable electrical stimulator array is provided, which is associated with a flexible circuit board, biocompatible materials, a cathode electrode array and an anode electrode array....
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7437197 |
Medical lead and manufacturing method therefor
A method of manufacturing a medical lead comprising a lead body with at least one conductor and an elongate paddle having an electrode array. A first section is formed having a first butt bond by...
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7421299 |
Stimulation electrode and methods of making and using same
A stimulation electrode is provided having an electrically conducting electrode base member which is partially covered with an electrically insulating ceramic layer. The ceramic layer is formed of...
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7415309 |
Percutaneous access for neuromodulation procedures
A neuromodulation system, comprises an implantable electrode which is implanted within a body adjacent to a target nerve structure to which electric energy is to be applied via the electrode and a...
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7400929 |
Device and method for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease
A lower esophageal sphincter tightening device for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease which includes an insertion device, an energy source, and an energy transmitting device. The insertion...
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7398125 |
Suture collar with a flexible constraining means
A device for fastening an electrode in the pacemaker bed before the entry of the electrode into a vein is provided, and includes a sheath having two parts and, with a hose extending through their...
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7395116 |
Lead body-to-connector transition zone
A medical electrical lead includes a lead body and a connector terminal. A conductor extends from the lead body to the connector terminal along a helical path through a transition zone.
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7395118 |
System and method for implantable stimulation lead employing optical fibers
An implantable lead, and method of manufacturing same, and a system and method for stimulation. The lead has proximal and distal ends having, respectively, a connector portion with a terminal and...
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7395119 |
Implantable electrode assembly having reverse electrode configuration
Methods and apparatus for generating an electric field inside a patient include at least a first electrode and a second electrode on a common implantable substrate. Each of the electrodes has a...
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7392095 |
Extendable and retractable lead having a snap-fit terminal connector
A lead having an extendable and retractable fixation mechanism has a rotating terminal pin at the terminal end which rotates the fixation mechanism at the distal end. As the terminal pin is...
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7389149 |
Connection structures for extra-vascular electrode lead body
Connection structures on an extra-vascular electrode lead body improve strain relief and strengthen the transition region where electrical conductors carried by the lead body are joined to...
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7389148 |
Electrode design for defibrillation and/or sensing capabilities
A ring electrode for an implantable medical device includes a conductive tubular member adapted to be attached to a lead body and having a continuous generally helical slot formed therein to form a...
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7383090 |
Connection for a coiled lead to an electrical contact for an implantable medical device
High reliability electrical connections between a helical strand and flat electrodes, such as strip electrodes found in implantable neurostimulator systems, are described. The connection consists...
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7376465 |
Modular implantable medical device and manufacturing method therefor
In an implantable medical device and a manufacturing method therefore, the implantable medical device has at least an electronics module and a battery module, each contributing functionally as well...
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7376468 |
Apparatus and method for expanding a stimulation lead body in situ
An implantable lead is provided with at least one extendable member to position therapy delivery elements, which may be electrodes or drug delivery ports, after the lead has been inserted into the...
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7369901 |
Myocardial lead and lead system
An implantable myocardial stimulation lead comprises a lead body having a distal end and a proximal end, and an electrical connector carried by the proximal end of the lead body. An electrode...
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7369899 |
Minimally invasive systems for locating an optimal location for deep brain stimulation
Systems for locating an optimal site within a brain of a patient for deep brain stimulation include a main cannula having an internal lumen, a guiding cannula having a bent distal end portion...
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7366573 |
Polymer lead covering with varied material properties
This document discusses, among other things, a lead assembly including a lead body, at least one conductor extending through the lead body, and a covering having varied material properties. In an...
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7363082 |
Flexible hermetic enclosure for implantable medical devices
A flexible, hermetically sealed enclosure device allows for the controlled insertion of an implantable device into the body of a patient. A series of bellows can be used to interconnect a number of...
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7363089 |
Method of use of implantable percutaneous stimulation lead
A percutaneous neurological stimulation lead has at least a first lead body and a second lead body that interlock during implantation using interlocking elements. The first lead body has at least...
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7363090 |
Band stop filter employing a capacitor and an inductor tank circuit to enhance MRI compatibility of active implantable medical devices
A band stop filter is provided for a lead wire of an active implantable medical device (AIMD). The band stop filter includes a capacitor in parallel with an inductor. The parallel capacitor and...
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7353066 |
Self-sealing insulation employed on a catheter or lead
An implantable electrical medical lead for a pulse generator includes a distal electrode, a connector for electrical connection with the pulse generator, an electrical conductor within the lead...
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7351921 |
Assembly for a microstimulator
An electrode assembly includes an electrode electrically connected to a capacitor with a wire. An assembly carrier may be used to hold and secure at least the wire and capacitor during assembly. A...
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7347751 |
Cardiac lead implantation system
Cardiac lead implantation systems and methods including an electronics arrangement provided with a user interface and a coupler assembly. A coupler body is configured to detachably grasp a cardiac...
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7349743 |
System, method, and resilient neurological stimulation lead for stimulation of a person's nerve tissue
According to one embodiment, a neurological stimulation lead is adapted for implantation proximate target nerve tissue in a person for neurological stimulation of the target nerve tissue. A...
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7349742 |
Expandable fixation elements for subcutaneous electrodes
Subcutaneous systems and leads may be fixed in tissue after placement by use of one or more expanding fixation elements. An expanding fixation element is provided on an implantable lead and...
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7346389 |
Dilation enhancer with pre-medicated contact lenses
A contact lens with a conductive outer shell (one electrode of a two-electrode electrophoresis device) and a preferably soft, preferably disposable contact lens for contacting a patient's eye,...
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7343205 |
System and method for insertion of a device into the brain
A deep brain stimulation lead system has a medical lead, or similar elongate medical insertion device, securable with a lead lock through a cannula slit, thereby allowing a lead to remain...
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7341583 |
Positioning system for an applicator and positioning method for an applicator
A positioning system for an applicator includes a glove for being used for a diagnosis of the affected part, a mark body provided on the glove, an applicator for being inserted into a living body,...
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7343202 |
Method for affecting urinary function with electrode implantation in adipose tissue
Systems and methods provide a stimulation electrode assembly comprising an elongated lead sized and configured to be implanted within an adipose tissue region. The lead includes an electrically...
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7338522 |
Implantable retinal electrode array configuration for minimal retinal damage and method of reducing retinal stress
This invention is a retinal electrode array assembly and methods of using the same that facilitate surgical implant procedures by providing the operating surgeon with visual references and grasping...
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7340304 |
Biothermal power source for implantable devices
An implantable, rechargeable assembly comprised of an implantable device disposed within a living organism, an electrical storage device connected to the implantable device, and a thermoelectric...
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7337010 |
Medical device having lithium-ion battery
An exemplary embodiment relates to a medical device that includes a rechargeable lithium-ion battery for providing power to the medical device. The lithium-ion battery includes a positive electrode...
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7335196 |
Systems and methods for creating long, thin lesions in body tissue
A device for creating the lesions in body tissue includes a support element having an electromagnetic energy emitting region. When caused to emit electromagnetic energy, the region creates a single...
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7337009 |
Lead having composite tubing
A lead assembly includes a flexible lead body which extends from a proximal end to a distal end, the lead body includes one or more conductors. The lead assembly further includes an electrode...
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7330756 |
Implantable microstimulator with conductive plastic electrode and methods of manufacture and use
An implantable microstimulator includes a plastic housing having a first end; an electronic subassembly; and a conductive plastic electrode disposed at the first end of the plastic housing and in...
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7326207 |
Surgical weight control device
This invention provides a method and system for the curative treatment of obesity. A first aspect of this invention is that it enables identification of the nerves responsible for the relaxation of...
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7319904 |
Percutaneous Surgical lead body
There is disclosed a surgical lead comprising two percutaneous lead bodies bonded together. The inventive lead body results in the equivalent of a surgical lead body with columns of electrodes...
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7308318 |
Percutaneous apparatus with electrical coupling
Methods and apparatuses for electrically coupling to percutaneous probes wherein entry angles of the percutaneous probes are controllable. An apparatus in accordance with one embodiment of the...
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7302298 |
Methods and systems employing intracranial electrodes for neurostimulation and/or electroencephalography
Aspects of the invention relate to intracranial electrodes and methods for implanting and using intracranial electrodes. In one particular example, an intracranial electrode includes a shaft having...
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7299097 |
Subcutaneous electrode for transthoracic conduction with insertion tool
Electrical cardiac therapy devices including electrode lead assemblies having first and second insertion tool receivers. The insertion tool receivers may be attached to an electrode and/or an...
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7292895 |
Ready-to-install electrode system for cardioversion and assembly of said system and an endoscope
A ready-to-install electrode system designed for use with an endoscope for performing cardioversion through the esophagus, and an assembly of the system and an endoscope. The system is...
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7289856 |
Medical electrical lead containing a pyroelectric material
A medical electrical lead containing a pyroelectric material is provided. The pyroelectric material is capable of dissipating heat generated in the lead due to radio frequency energy. The...
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7289846 |
Multi-lumen medical electrical lead body
A medical electrical lead includes an elastomeric multi-lumen tube, which includes a lumen having a substantially elliptical cross-section through which a conductor having a substantially circular...
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7286883 |
Miniature implantable connection method
Methods are utilized for connecting electrically conductive wire to a miniature, implantable sensor or stimulator device for detecting electrical signals or stimulating living tissue. The...
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7285118 |
Brain stimulation lead used for lesioning
A brain stimulation lead such as a deep brain stimulation (DBS) lead is provided, which lead can also be used to create lesions safely and effectively due to inclusion of temperature sensing. The...
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7286882 |
Implantable electrical connector system
An implantable electrical connector system, which may be used as part of an electrical lead, a connector block on an implantable pulse generator, or the connector of a lead extension. The distal...
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7282213 |
Method for applying a drug coating to a medical device
A method for coating a medical device with a drug is provided. Energy, preferably thermal energy, is applied to a crystalline deposit of a drug on the surface of a medical device to increase the...
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7283856 |
Implantable lead system with seed electrodes
A medical electrical lead system for neurological applications has a distal portion having a plurality of independently positionable seed electrodes, each of which may be connected via an interface...
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7283878 |
Lead stabilizer and extension wire
A lead stabilization and extension wire that enables the withdrawal of a guide catheter over an electrical medical lead body without dislodging an electrode or sensor from an implantation site or...
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