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7617005 |
Methods and apparatus for thermally-induced renal neuromodulation
Methods and apparatus are provided for thermally-induced renal neuromodulation. Thermally-induced renal neuromodulation may be achieved via direct and/or via indirect application of thermal energy...
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7617004 |
Electrode lead
Implantable electrode lead for stimulation in or on the heart, comprising a body having an insulating and sealing outer surface, at least one electrical connection between an outwardly electrically...
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7617003 |
System for selective activation of a nerve trunk using a transvascular reshaping lead
A system for selective activation of a nerve trunk using a transvascular reshaping lead is provided. One aspect of this disclosure relates to a system for spreading nerve bundles in a nerve trunk....
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7617002 |
Selection of neurostimulator parameter configurations using decision trees
A selection of parameter configurations for a neurostimulator using decision trees may be employed by a programming device to allow a clinician or other user to select parameter configurations, and...
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7613522 |
Multi-antenna for an implantable medical device
A system for enabling telemetry in implantable medical devices is provided. An implantable medical device has device having radio-frequency telemetry capabilities. The device includes a housing and...
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7610102 |
Strain relief system for spinal cord stimulation lead
An anchor for spinal electrical stimulation leads having a first, extended portion adapted to be inserted through the spine and into the spinal column, and a second, shorter portion adapted to be...
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7610101 |
RF rejecting lead
A lead assembly for an implantable medical device. The lead assembly comprises a lead body having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is adapted for coupling to a pulse...
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7610095 |
Diagnosis, treatment, and research of brain disorders
A method and a Cranial Electrical Stimulator CES for operation in a diagnosis, treatment, research, and test mode related to brain disorders, namely to mental disorders, and to neurological...
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7603179 |
System and method for lead fixation
A medical lead includes a pitted, grooved or threaded electrode array tip and a flexible tube or sheath encompassing the electrode array located near the lead tip. In some embodiments, the...
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7603153 |
Multi-element probe array
A multi-element probe array suitable for sensing or stimulating is disclosed. In one embodiment, the multi-element probe array includes a plurality of microfibers extending longitudinally and...
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7593778 |
Electrosurgical device with improved visibility
A method and apparatus are disclosed for improving accuracy of placement of a cannula during delivery of electrical energy proximate to bodily tissue, e.g. neural structures. The apparatus...
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7583999 |
Multi-channel connector for brain stimulation system
An implantable connector used with a neurological device and a lead extension includes a male connector having a plurality of electrical contacts axially arranged along the connector, insulated...
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7580756 |
Methods and apparatus for securing a therapy delivery device within a burr hole
Apparatus and methods for securing a therapy delivery device relative to a burr hole. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a base that is securable to bone, without the use of fasteners,...
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7578819 |
Spinal access and neural localization
A method in which a probe is advanced between a neural tissue structure and a non-neural tissue structure such as the intervertebral foramen. The probe includes electrodes on opposite surfaces....
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7571011 |
Adherent metal oxide coating forming a high surface area electrode
An implantable electrode and method for manufacturing the electrode wherein the electrode has a strong, adherent surface coating of iridium oxide or titanium nitride on a platinum surface, which...
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7565208 |
Catheter with sensor tips, tool and device and methods of use of same
An apparatus and method for catheter-based sensing and injection at a target site within a patient's body. An injection catheter is equipped with electrodes at its distal end which contact the...
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7561906 |
Electrical lead for an electronic device such as an implantable device
A lead for an electronic device which resists the induction of a current from an electromagnetic field external to said lead includes one or more pairs of adjacent segments of electrical wire, each...
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7558630 |
Medical electrode device, particularly implantable cardiological electrode device
A medical electrode device has a purely mechanical contact connection between electrode and electrical line. For this purpose, a support sleeve is seated in the electrode body, on which the line...
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7555351 |
Pulmonary artery lead for atrial therapy and atrial pacing and sensing
A lead includes a lead body extending from a proximal end to a distal end and having an intermediate portion. A shocking electrode is disposed proximate the distal end of the lead body, and a...
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7555349 |
Lead body and method of lead body construction
In one embodiment, a neurostimulation lead, comprises: a lead body, the lead body comprising an inner insulator, an outer insulator positioned around the inner insulator, wherein the outer...
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7555328 |
Implantable substrate sensor with back-to-back electrodes
An implantable substrate sensor has electronic circuitry and electrodes formed on opposite sides of a substrate. A protective coating covers the substrate, effectively hermetically sealing the...
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7551960 |
External presentation of electrical stimulation parameters
An external indicator device presents parameters associated with stimulation therapy generated by a pulse generator, which may be associated with an external or implantable stimulation device. In...
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7551951 |
Unitized electrode with three-dimensional multi-site, multi-modal capabilities for detection and control of brain state changes
An electrode with three-dimensional capabilities for detection and control of brain state changes of a subject. The electrode includes a disk portion having an upper surface and a lower surface,...
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7548775 |
Intracranial neural interface system
In some preferred embodiments, without limitation, the present invention comprises an implantable, intracranial neural interface node which is an integrated and minimally invasive platform system...
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7546163 |
Insulating member for a medical electrical lead and method for assembly
A medical electrical lead that includes a lead body having a lead body lumen, an electrode head assembly fixedly engaged with the lead body and having an electrode head assembly lumen communicating...
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7539544 |
Logarithmic light intensifier for use with photoreceptor-based implanted retinal prosthetics and those prosthetics
Directly modulating a beam of photons onto the retinas of patients who have extreme vision impairment or blindness. Supplying enough imaging energy to retinal prosthetics implanted in the eye which...
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7539542 |
Lead connector, lead adapter, and lead insertion apparatus
A connector and adapter engage leads with each other or with an implantable medical device when a wedge is removed from the spring-loaded connector or adapter assembly, thereby permitting the...
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7536215 |
Cortical sensing device with pads
A cortical sensing device is provided that includes a sensing element and at least one pad attached adjacent to a support member. The pad is substantially thin and made from flexibly-conformable...
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7532938 |
Intraluminal electrode assembly
A minimally invasive intraluminal electrode assembly that includes a cannulated tube and a plurality of wires disposed within the cannulated tube. Each of the plurality of wires has one of a...
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7529589 |
Intravascular electrophysiological system and methods
The present application describes an intravascular implantable pacing and/or defibrillation system. The described system includes a pulse generator that is implantable within a blood vessel and...
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7519432 |
Implantable medical lead with helical reinforcement
An implantable lead has a lead body construction designed to accommodate loading forces exerted on the lead body during patient movement. The lead body may be sufficiently stretchable to resist...
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7512446 |
Lead fixation tool
A lead fixation tool includes a tapered opening for receiving and guiding a stylet into a lead. The fixation tool also includes an engagement mechanism for gripping a portion of the lead connector...
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7499748 |
Transvascular neural stimulation device
This document discusses, among other things, apparatus, systems, and methods for transvascularly stimulation of a nerve or nerve trunk. In an example, an apparatus is configured to transvascularly...
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7496409 |
Implantable medical device system and method with signal quality monitoring and response
An implantable medical device system and method are provided for monitoring the quality of signals sensed by a subcutaneously implanted device using subcutaneous electrodes. In one embodiment, the...
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7493168 |
Electrical stimulation to treat hair loss
A hair restoration apparatus includes an electrical generator configured to generate an electrical signal meeting defined characteristics. A controller in operative communication with the generator...
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7489971 |
Notched electrode for electrostimulation lead
According to one embodiment, an electrode for use in electrostimulation is provided, where the electrode comprises a notch that operates to substantially eliminate gaseous material from being...
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7486995 |
System and method for stimulation of a person's brain stem
According to one embodiment, a neurological stimulation system includes an electrical stimulation lead suited for implantation into the epidural space overlying the medulla for stimulation of nerve...
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7486994 |
Method and device for supporting or strengthening a portion of a lead
A lead assembly and method of forming a lead assembly is provided. Devices and methods of forming the lead assembly include a support coil. The support coil provides enhanced support and protection...
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7468057 |
Injection catheter with controllably extendable injection needle
An injection catheter is provided. The injection catheter comprises a catheter body comprising a flexible tubing having proximal and distal ends and at least one lumen therethrough. A needle...
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7460913 |
Implantable electrode, insertion tool for use therewith, and insertion method
An electrode system includes an implantable electrode having at least one electrode contact, an insertion tool, and a technique or method that allows the electrode contact to be positioned within...
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7450997 |
Method of implanting a lead for brain stimulation
Leads and introduction tools are proposed for deep brain stimulation and other applications. Some embodiments of the present invention provide lead designs with which may be placed with a stylet,...
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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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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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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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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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