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6400976 |
Catheter with thin film electrodes and method for making same
An electrical lead for sensing electrical activity with the body of the patient and for applying electrical energy to selected body tissue comprises an elongated, flexible polymeric lead body...
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6379353 |
Apparatus and method for treating tissue with multiple electrodes
A probe system for volumetric tissue heating and ablation comprises a cannula having a multiple electrode component reciprocatably mounted therein. Individual electrodes within the array have...
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6371955 |
Atrial branding iron catheter and a method for treating atrial fibrillation
A catheter for ablating tissue comprises a catheter body, a tip section, a branding iron assembly and an infusion tube. The catheter body has an outer wall, proximal and distal ends, and at least...
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6374141 |
Multi-lead bioelectrical stimulus cable
A bioelectrical stimulus cable comprising at least one insulated electrical lead. The insulated electrical lead includes at least one fibril having a coating of rigid insulating, low friction...
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6366818 |
Method and device for combined heat treatment of body tissue
The invention relates to a method and a device for heat treatment of prostatic tissue. The device comprises a treatment catheter with an expandable fluid reservoir and first heating means which is...
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6356792 |
Skull mounted electrode lead securing assembly
An assembly for securing an electrode lead within a burr hole formed in a patient's skull. The assembly is provided for reliably, easily, and reversibly securing an implanted electrode lead such...
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6343226 |
Multifunction electrode for neural tissue stimulation
Techniques whereby electrical stimulation to treat symptoms from central and peripheral nervous system disorders such as those found in e.g. Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, psychiatric illness and...
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6330466 |
Using a multi-electrode probe in creating an electrophysiological profile during stereotactic neurosurgery
A multi-electrode probe is used to create an electrophysiological depth profile during stereotactic neurosurgery. A surgeon uses CT or MRI images to identify the general location of a target site...
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6330480 |
Plastically deformed medical electrode with releasable conductive cable
An electrode device intended for medical equipment and arranged to be attached to a tissue of a body part of a patient, the electrode device including a clamping member, wherein the clamping member...
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6325764 |
Bi-level charge pulse apparatus to facilitate nerve location during peripheral nerve block procedures
A self-contained electrolocation apparatus of the present invention includes an electrically conducting needle cannula having a proximal end, a distal end and a hollow bore therethrough. The...
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6327498 |
Implantable stimulation lead for use with an ICD device having automatic capture pacing features
An implantable ICD stimulation lead system for implantation in a human heart having electrodes adapted to be energized selectively to achieve pacing in one instance, true bipolar sensing in another...
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6324433 |
Electrode-lead coupling skull mounted port assembly
An assembly for securing an electrode lead within a burr hole formed in a patient's skull and couples it to a coupling lead which extends to a remote signal generator. The securing assembly has...
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6321104 |
Burr hole cap for fixation of cranial lead
A system and method are provided for anchoring a cranial lead or catheter member within a cranial burr hole in a patient, utilizing a feed-through subassembly which permits a lead to be...
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6319241 |
Techniques for positioning therapy delivery elements within a spinal cord or a brain
The present invention addresses the problems associated with lead migration, patient movement or position, histological changes, neural plasticity or disease progression. The present invention...
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6308105 |
Medical electrical stimulation system using an electrode assembly having opposing semi-circular arms
A system for providing electrical stimulation to the trigeminal nerve through a lead. The lead features a lead body, a coupling for connecting a lead into a medical stimulator and a distal...
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6304785 |
Electrode insertion tool
A tool for inserting medical electrodes such as nerve-stimulating electrodes into tissue. An electrode is positioned fully within a tip of the tool so the tip end can be placed directly against the...
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6304784 |
Flexible probing device and methods for manufacturing the same
An improved probing device includes: an elongated, substantially cylindrical flexible fiber having a non-conducting outer surface; one or more circuits disposed on the outer surface of the fiber...
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6290715 |
Method for delivering energy adjacent the inner wall of an intervertebral disc
A percutaneous method of repairing a fissure in the annulus pulposus comprises placing an energy source adjacent to the fissure and providing sufficient energy to the fissure to raise the...
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6292701 |
Bipolar electrical stimulus probe with planar electrodes
A hand-held bipolar electrical stimulus probe includes first and second insulated conductors having unequal diameters and a stable side-by-side orientation. The conductors are provided with...
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6289251 |
High strength medical electrical lead
An implantable electrical lead having at least two mutually insulated electrical components that are separated by a portion of the lead's body fabricated of a plant, extensible biocompatible...
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6283989 |
Method of treating a bronchial tube with a bronchial stenter having diametrically adjustable electrodes
A device and method for treating collapsed bronchial tubes found in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma are provided. The device delivers energy so that the tissue is...
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6283960 |
Apparatus for delivery of energy to a surgical site
An apparatus for delivering energy to a surgical site from an energy source is provided. The apparatus includes; a handle, an actuator, a shaft, and a deflection wire. The actuator is movably...
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6278895 |
Electrodes and electrode arrays for generating electroporation inducing electrical fields
Electrodes and electrode array apparatus and systems for in vivo delivery of electrical waveforms rendering therapeutic benefit to the patient by utilizing an electrode array having at least three...
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6265691 |
Method of making implantable lead including laser wire stripping
An apparatus and method are disclosed by which a laser beam is used to remove or ablate the insulating coating from a desired segment of an insulated conductor without damaging or causing...
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6266552 |
Method and arrangement for locating a measurement and/or treatment catheter in a vessel or organ of a patient
In a method for locating a measurement and/or treatment catheter in a vessel or organ of a patient relative a fixed catheter, also positioned within the patient in the vicinity of the measurement...
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6253111 |
Multi-conductor lead
The invention resides in a multi-conductor lead comprising an inner tube containing at least two lumens, the tubing having an outer surface defining an outer diameter thereof. Two coiled conductors...
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6253110 |
Method for tissue stimulation and fabrication of low polarization implantable stimulation electrode
A method of fabricating a stimulation electrode for use on an implantable lead, the lead and electrode so fabricated and a method of their use. The electrode is made by coating a conductive...
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6253109 |
System for optimized brain stimulation
There is provided apparatus and a method for testing to optimally place a deep brain lead, particularly for stimulating the GPi or other deep brain target to treat neurological disorders such as...
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6241692 |
Ultrasonic ablation device and methods for lead extraction
An improved lead extraction system using an ultrasonic transducer with a sharp cutting edge that is useful for the extraction and the removal of unwanted lead by a minimal invasive procedure is...
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6240321 |
Expandable seal for use with medical device and system
A seal adapted for use with medical devices is provided with a lead having a distal tip electrode. The distal tip of the lead is adapted for implantation on or about the heart and for connection to...
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6238429 |
Biologic cabling
A length of living conductive cells may be injected directly or may be grown to be attached to a fibrous matrix of material that provides for flexible structure so as to deliver a stimulation...
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6230052 |
Device and method for stimulating salivation
An implantable device for inducing salivation by neural stimulation at neurally sensitive location within an oral or perioral tissue of a user. The device includes a housing adapted to be...
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6226546 |
Catheter localization system and method for performing medical diagnostics
A catheter localization system for generating information appertaining to a three dimensional map of a part of a human or animal body from which three dimensional map a position of said catheter...
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6210417 |
Medical lead positioning and anchoring system
There is disclosed a medical apparatus for positioning and anchoring a lead to a cranium burr hole. The apparatus comprises generally a sleeve and a plurality of springs positioned within the...
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6208893 |
Electroporation apparatus with connective electrode template
An electrode template apparatus, includes a three dimensional support member having opposite surfaces, a plurality of bores extending through the support member and through the opposite surfaces, a...
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6205361 |
Implantable expandable multicontact electrodes
A paddle-type electrode or electrode array is implantable like a percutaneously inserted lead, i.e., without requiring major surgery, but once inserted, expands to provide a platform for many...
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6192279 |
Non-invasively maneuverable lead system
The method and system for non-invasively repositioning at least one stimulating electrode on a lead relative to tissue, such as nerve tissue, in a body includes elements for carrying out the method...
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6181971 |
Joining conductor cables and electrodes on a multi-lumen lead body
An implantable medical electrical lead is made by forming a generally radially directed bore extending between each lumen of an elongated lead body having a plurality of internal longitudinally...
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6181964 |
Minimally invasive apparatus and method to electroporate drugs and genes into tissue
A method and apparatus for in vivo electroporation therapy. Using electroporation therapy (EPT) as described in the invention, tumors treated by a combination of electroporation using the apparatus...
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6178354 |
Internal mechanism for displacing a slidable electrode
A medical device is disclosed which includes a displaceable electrode slidably mounted over the device. An electrode displacement mechanism is connected to the electrode, and may be actuated to...
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6171239 |
Systems, methods, and devices for controlling external devices by signals derived directly from the nervous system
A system and method control prostheses and other devices with signals received by sensors implanted directly in the brain or other parts of the nervous system of a subject/patient and transmitted...
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6156057 |
Method for inducing hypothermia
The invention relates generally to methods and apparatus for inducing hypothermia in an animal. Known methods for inducing hypothermia all involve cooling the outside or inside of an animal,...
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6151519 |
Planar electrode
A planar electrode which enables multi-point simultaneous stimulation and recording of nerve cells over a long time is provided, which also has excellent response property. An ITO film is...
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6146380 |
Bent tip electrical surgical probe
A medical needle or cannula for stimulation or ablation includes a rigid bent tip for simplified placement at target sites within a patient's anatomy. The curved tip or shaft is used to steer the...
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6148222 |
Esophageal catheters and method of use
A method and a catheter for passing a therapeutic electric current to, or sensing electric signals from, the body of a patient. The catheter is inserted into the esophagus of the patient,...
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6136020 |
Treatment for prostatitis and apparatus therefor
A method and apparatus for treating prostatitis is provided. The apparatus includes two probes, a control unit, and a monitor. A urethral probe selectively applies low frequency pulses to the...
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6129685 |
Stereotactic hypothalamic obesity probe
Apparatus and methods for regulating the appetite of an individual suffering from morbid obesity, the apparatus including a plurality of stimulation electrodes arranged longitudinally on at least...
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6123083 |
Device and method for treatment of a prostate while preventing urethral constriction due to collagen rich tissue shrinkage
Tissue surrounding a bodily conduit, such as a urethra, is thermally treated while preventing restrictions of the bodily conduit due to heat-induced shrinkage of collagen rich tissue surrounding...
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6122552 |
Insertion apparatus for left ventricular access lead
An apparatus for positioning a cardiac lead in the vasculature of the heart includes a guide catheter, a sleeve and a guidewire. The guide catheter has an inflatable balloon at its distal end and a...
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6120467 |
Spinal cord simulation systems with patient activity monitoring and therapy adjustments
A patient activity level recorder and a patient therapy adjustment recorder are provided to obtain an historical representation of patient activity levels and therapy changes in the form of...
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