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7277742 |
Cortical electrode support assembly
A cortical electrode support assembly is provided having at least one cortical sensing device, preferably an electrode device, a connector and a support apparatus. The cortical sensing device...
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7272447 |
Electrode arrangement for electrical stimulation of biological material, and a multi-electrode array for use in such an electrode arrangement
An electrode arrangement for electrical stimulation of biological material has at least one stimulation electrode via which the biological material can be fed a stimulus signal. Furthermore, a...
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7272427 |
Conductor
A conductor, especially a conductor for measuring bio-electric signals occurring in an MRI environment, which comprises an electrically conductive part made of a non-metal material and a sheath...
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7263401 |
Implantable medical device with a nonhermetic battery
An implantable medical device (IMD) including a nonhermetic battery is described. The IMD includes components and a power source module that includes the nonhermetic battery. The IMD also includes...
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7254450 |
Atraumatic sensor lead assemblies
The invention is directed to lead configurations for sensors that allow for less invasive sensor replacement procedures. In one configuration, a sensor lead assembly includes an outer lead body and...
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7252655 |
Ocular iontophoretic apparatus handle
An iontophoretic apparatus comprising a housing member, a current distribution member, a medicament containment member and at least one of a lateral and medial straddling member. The straddling...
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7252090 |
Selection of neurostimulator parameter configurations using neural network
In general, the invention is directed to a technique for selection of parameter configurations for a neurostimulator using neural networks. The technique may be employed by a programming device to...
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7242986 |
Device and method for a self-attaching suture sleeve
A tubular, suture sleeve to efficiently position and secure an implantable lead thereto without the use of a suture is disclosed. The sleeve comprises first and second ends with first and second...
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7241283 |
Method for intracranial catheter treatment of brain tissue
A method for intracranial treatment of a patient is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of inserting into the brain an outer catheter having an exterior surface, an inflatable balloon mounted...
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7239922 |
Implantable cable having securely attached ring contacts and method of manufacturing the same
A method of manufacturing a biological electrical stimulus cable. The method begins with a cable portion having a plurality of first conductive wires set into a length of insulative material. A...
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7234225 |
Method for manufacturing medical device having embedded traces and formed electrodes
Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a catheter or lead having electrically conductive traces and external electrical contacts. Each trace may be in electrical connection with one or more...
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7236825 |
Cardiac activity sensing during pacing in implantable devices
A method and device for sensing cardiac activity that includes a first plurality of electrodes forming a first electrode configuration to sense cardiac activity, a second plurality of electrodes...
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7234977 |
Multi-polar connector
A connector for connecting to an energy source such as a pulse generator for a cardiac stimulator system. The connector assembly includes a pin, at least one ring and a sleeve composed of an...
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7236834 |
Electrical lead body including an in-line hermetic electronic package and implantable medical device using the same
An assembly is provided for an implantable medical lead. The assembly includes a first lead body comprising one or more electrical leads, and a hermetic encasement. The encasement comprises a...
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7231259 |
Body implantable lead comprising electrically conductive polymer conductors
A body implantable lead includes a lead body comprising an insulative housing containing at least one conductive polymer conductor terminating within a distal end portion of the lead body at an...
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7229437 |
Medical device having integral traces and formed electrodes
A catheter or lead having electrically conductive traces and external electrical contacts. Each trace may be in electrical connection with one or more external electrical contacts. More...
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7231260 |
Intravascular self-anchoring electrode body with arcuate springs, spring loops, or arms
An expandable intravascular medical device comprises an arcuate spring configured to be expanded into contact with the inner surface of a blood vessel. Another medical device comprises an electrode...
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7225035 |
Multipolar medical electrical lead
A pacing lead includes a first pacing cathode coupled to a first conductor, a second pacing cathode coupled to a second conductor, and a flexible anode coupled to a third conductor. The flexible...
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7221981 |
Electrode geometries for efficient neural stimulation
Electrodes designed in accordance with the present invention may selectively employ arc shaped contacts; variations in contact number, positioning, spacing, and/or distribution; variations in...
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7221982 |
Apparatus and method of coating implantable leads
An implantable cardiac lead, and/or subassembly includes an elongate sheath of insulative material including an insulative first layer and a protective second layer. The insulative first layer has...
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7218970 |
System for medical lead tunneling
An apparatus includes an elongated tube and an elongated rod having a holding member on one end, the holding member is adapted to hold an end of a lead such that the end of the lead can be pulled...
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7218971 |
Implantable lead with dissolvable coating for improved fixation and extraction
A cardiac rhythm management system provides an endocardial cardiac rhythm management lead with an at least partially dissolvable coating at least partially on insulating portions of the lead body...
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7212868 |
Electrode and insulation assembly for a lead and method therefor
A lead assembly includes an inner electrode coupled with a conductor, and an outer electrode disposed over the inner electrode, where the outer electrode is coupled with at least a portion of the...
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7212867 |
Directional brain stimulation and recording leads
A directional brain stimulation lead assembly provides a lead body and an insulating member defining one or more windows that selectively expose portions of electrodes carried by the lead body to...
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7206642 |
Implantable lead with improved stylet lumen
An implantable lead for a medical device with an improved stylet lumen reduces the potential for damage to a stylet and seals the lead proximal end. The implantable lead comprises a lead body...
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7203550 |
Implantable medical device with a current generated for infection control
In a cardiac stimulating device, an infection control current is generated and applied to a subject in whom a medical device is implanted by completing a circuit including an entirely electrically...
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7203551 |
Implantable lead-based sensor powered by piezoelectric transformer
In general, the invention is directed to an IMD having a piezoelectric transformer to power a lead-based sensor. The IMD powers the piezoelectric transformer with a low amplitude signal. The...
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7200444 |
Method and device for electro-acupuncture
The present invention provides a principally novel method and a device for percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and electro-acupuncture. It consists of inserting the needles/electrodes into...
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7200446 |
Catheter leads for the intrathecal space and method of use
Various stimulation catheters are disclosed to lie along and stimulate tissue in the intrathecal space. The electrodes on the leads are various sizes to conserve the battery as well as allowing a...
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7197361 |
Cardiac lead with anodic electrode assembly having dual support hulls
An electrode assembly for an elongated implantable lead containing conducting filars. The electrode assembly has a first support hull surrounding a portion of the lead. The electrode assembly also...
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7194302 |
Subcutaneous cardiac stimulator with small contact surface electrodes
A subcutaneous cardiac device includes two electrodes and a stimulator that generates a pulse to the electrodes. The electrodes are implanted between the skin and the rib cage of the patient and...
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7191018 |
Techniques for positioning therapy delivery elements within a spinal cord or brain
Apparatus and techniques to address the problems associated with lead migration, patient movement or position, histological changes, neural plasticity or disease progression. Disclosed are...
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7190989 |
Multi-channel flexible bio-probe and method of making the same
A bio-probe having a base and a tip, and comprising a longitudinal core of substantially rigid material. On the core, there is a first layer of dielectric material, supported by and substantially...
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7184838 |
Implantable medical lead and method of manufacture
An implantable electrical lead having coiled conductors and a method of manufacturing the lead. The method generally comprises: (a) assembling, along an outer surface of inner elongate structure...
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7184840 |
Implantable lead with isolated contact coupling
An implantable lead for a medical device with an isolated contact connection for connecting a conductor to a contact reduces the opportunity for conductor material to migrate to a contact or into a...
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7184839 |
Catheter-delivered cardiac lead
A lead for delivering electrical signals to and/or receive electrical signals from a human heart that includes a solid inner conductor, and a fixation device having a titanium nitride coated...
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7181288 |
Neuromodulation device and method of using the same
A device for modulating a volume of neural tissue comprising: a cannula having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending to at least the distal end, an actuator mechanism at least...
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7177701 |
System for permanent electrode placement utilizing microelectrode recording methods
A lead stimulation/recording system is provided, which is a combination of a permanent DBS stimulating lead and a recording microelectrode. The DBS lead has a lumen extending from the proximal to...
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7174219 |
Lead electrode for use in an MRI-safe implantable medical device
A pulse stimulation system configured for implantation into a patient's body comprises a pulse stimulator, a conductive stimulation lead having a proximal end electrically coupled to the pulse...
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7174218 |
Lead extension system for use with a microstimulator
An adapter system is provided for adapting and connecting a leadless microstimulator to a separate monopolar, bipolar, or tripolar electrode. Advantageously, the microstimulator does not need to be...
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7168165 |
Fabrication of electrical medical leads employing multi-filar wire conductors
During fabrication of an electrical medical lead, a cut end of a stranded wire conductor is subjected to electrical current sufficient to heat and weld the strands together upon discharge of a high...
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7171265 |
Apparatus and method for detecting lead adequacy and quality
A method and system for detecting lead adequacy and quality for leads used in devices that sense or deliver low levels of electromagnetic energy. The system includes leads attached to a package...
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7167759 |
Electrode line
An electrode line, in particular for an implantable electrostimulation device, which is adapted for insertion into body vessels such as heart chambers or blood vessels, comprising electrodes for...
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7167760 |
Apparatus and methods of optimal placement of deep brain stimulator
A method of optimal placement of a deep brain stimulator in a targeted region of a brain of a living subject for optimal deep brain stimulation. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of...
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7162308 |
Nanotube coatings for implantable electrodes
Coatings for implantable electrodes consisting of single- or multi-walled nanotubes, nanotube ropes, carbon whiskers, and a combination of these are described. The nanotubes can be carbon or other...
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7155294 |
Conductor arrangement for multipolar medical electrical leads
A medical electrical lead includes a first electrode and a second electrode positioned distal to the first electrode; a first portion of a first cable conductor extends through a channel of the...
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7155293 |
Medical electrical lead employing load bearing sleeve
A medical electrical lead employs a load bearing sleeve arrangement. A medical electrical lead includes an outer sleeve, having proximal and distal ends, and is formed of a first material. At least...
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7151965 |
Device and method for delivering cardiac leads
A cardiac lead delivery device is disclosed which includes an elongated carrier body having opposed proximal and distal end portions and defining an interior channel for accommodating implantable...
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7149586 |
Variable pitch electrode array
The present invention is an implantable electrode array having electrodes with variable pitch and variable size. Electrode arrays of the prior art provide electrodes with a common spacing and size....
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7146221 |
Flexible electrode array for artifical vision
An image is captured or otherwise converted into a signal in an artificial vision system. The signal is transmitted to the retina utilizing an implant. The implant consists of a polymer substrate...
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