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7623918 Human-implantable-neurostimulator user interface having multiple levels of abstraction  
A programming-device user interface may include multiple levels of abstraction for programming treatment settings. A stimulation zone-programming interface may be at a highest level of abstraction...
7617006 Medical electrical lead for spinal cord stimulation  
A medical electrical lead for spinal cord stimulation includes a first column of electrode surfaces and a second column of electrode surfaces, both coupled to a distal portion of the lead such that...
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....
7613524 Winged electrode body for spinal cord stimulation  
An implantable stimulation system including epidural lead for spinal cord stimulation that includes a paddle having a curved proximal end and lateral winged tips and an array of electrodes coupled...
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...
7610096 Methods for treating central nervous system damage  
Methods for the treatment of CNS damage are described, and include inducing in a subject in need of such treatment, a therapeutically effective amount of functional electronic stimulation (FES)...
7603178 Electrical stimulation lead, system, and method  
In one embodiment, a paddle lead comprises: a plurality of stimulating electrode contacts disposed, the plurality of stimulation electrode contacts being adapted to allow the stimulation paddle to...
7590454 Modular stimulation lead network  
A medical kit and method for treating an ailment, such as chronic pain is provided. The kit comprises first and second medical leads, e.g., stimulation leads. Each lead comprises an elongated body...
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....
7571001 System and method of rapid, comfortable parameter switching in spinal cord stimulation  
A system and method for rapidly switching stimulation parameters of a Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) system increases the number of stimulation parameter sets that may be tested during a fitting...
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...
7548788 Operating room lead connector  
An operating room connector is used in conjunction with a multiple electrode SCS system which can easily detach and connect to an external trial stimulator (ETS). By connecting the electrode SCS...
7546164 Electrical tissue stimulation apparatus and method  
An implantable lead for electrical stimulation of tissue has wire-like extendable members whose tips curl back upon themselves in open tissue spaces to form 2- or 3-dimensional electrodes. The...
7515968 Assembly method for spinal cord stimulation lead  
Methods for manufacturing a medical electrical lead for spinal cord stimulation include coupling distal portions of each of a pair of lead bodies to one another. The distal portions each include a...
7502651 Methods for stimulating a dorsal root ganglion  
Some embodiments of the present invention provide stimulation systems and components for selective stimulation and/or neuromodulation of one or more dorsal root ganglia through implantation of an...
7499755 Paddle-style medical lead and method  
A medical lead for electrical stimulation or sensing. The medical lead has a generally flat paddle on the distal end of the lead body. An electrode array is provided on the paddle, with the...
7499742 Electrode structures and methods for their use in cardiovascular reflex control  
Devices, systems and methods are described by which the blood pressure, nervous system activity, and neurohormonal activity may be selectively and controllably reduced by activating baroreceptors....
7493172 Methods and systems for stimulating a nerve originating in an upper cervical spine area to treat a medical condition  
Methods of treating a medical condition of a patient include applying at least one stimulus to a target nerve within the patient with an implanted system control unit in accordance with one or more...
7470236 Electromyography system  
A method for detecting the presence of a nerve adjacent the distal end of at least one probe, comprising: determining relative neuro-muscular response onset values for a plurality of spinal nerves;...
7450993 Methods for selective stimulation of a ganglion  
Some embodiments of the present invention provide stimulation systems, components and methods for stimulation of the spinal cord and the nervous system. Additional embodiments provide for selective...
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....
7447546 Methods of neurostimulating targeted neural tissue  
Some embodiments of the present invention provide methods of neurostimulating targeted neural tissues. Also described are stimulation systems and components for selective stimulation and/or...
7406351 Activity sensing for stimulator control  
The disclosure describes a system that measures the distance between one or more electrodes and tissue of a patient, and controls one or more parameters of the stimulation delivered to the tissue...
7400930 Method for treating intervertebral discs  
A method of manipulating a disc tissue of an intervertebral disc is described, the disc has a nucleus pulposus, an annulus fibrosus, and an inner wall of the annulus fibrosus. The method includes...
7386350 Combination electrical stimulating and infusion medical device  
A combined electrical and chemical stimulation lead is especially adapted for providing treatment to intervertebral discs. The combination lead may be placed proximate to intervertebral disc...
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...
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...
7359755 Method and apparatus for implanting an electrical stimulation lead using a flexible introducer  
In one embodiment, an introducer is provided for implanting a paddle style electrical stimulation lead to enable electrical stimulation of nerve tissue. The introducer includes an outer sheath and...
7343206 Implantable medical lead and system, and method of use thereof  
Implantable medical leads, lead assemblies, and methods for implanting the leads into the human body, for example, for use within the epidural spaces of the spinal column to manage pain. A stylet...
7343200 Methods and systems for automatically determining a neural response threshold current level  
Methods of automatically determining a neural response threshold current level include identifying one or more neural response signals at one or more corresponding stimulation current levels,...
7340298 Enhancement of cerebral blood flow by electrical nerve stimulation  
A method for increasing cerebral blood flow in a patient. A electrical stimulating device is provided. The electrical stimulating device is applied to the patient at a region adjacent the cervical...
7337006 Methods and systems for modulating neural tissue  
Some embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for modulating neural tissue including systems and components for selective stimulation and/or neuromodulation of targeted...
7337005 Methods for stimulating a nerve root ganglion  
Some embodiments of the present invention provide stimulation systems and components for selective stimulation and/or neuromodulation of one or more nerve root ganglia through implantation of an...
7333857 Treatment of pain  
The method disclosed herein entails spinal cord stimulation via electrodes placed directly into the dorsal horn, dorsal column, spinothalamic tract, nucleus cuneatus, nucleus gracilis, spinal tract...
7333853 Implantable medical device having a controlled diagnostic function  
Methods and systems for providing an implantable medical device with a controlled diagnostic function adapted to convert from a monitoring mode to a therapeutic mode upon sensing an actionable...
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...
7313442 Method of treating mood disorders and/or anxiety disorders by brain stimulation  
The present invention involves a method and a system for using electrical stimulation and/or chemical stimulation to treat depression. More particularly, the method comprises surgically implanting...
7286879 Method of stimulating fastigium nucleus to treat neurological disorders  
A method of treating a neurological disorder (such as acute stroke) in a patient is provided. The method comprises introducing an electrical stimulation lead within the patient's head, advancing...
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...
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...
7181289 Epidural nerve root access catheter and treatment methods  
Apparatus and methods for accessing and/or treating spinal cord nerve roots.
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...
7177702 Collapsible/expandable electrode leads  
A medical lead and method of treating a patient are provided. The medical lead comprises an electrically insulative membrane, a resilient spring element associated with the insulative membrane, and...
7162304 System for measuring cardiac rhythm parameters for assessment of spinal cord stimulation  
A neuro-stimulation system and method are provided which can monitor EKG signals and provide electrical stimulation. The system comprises a stimulation lead having at least one stimulating...
7155279 Treatment of movement disorders with drug therapy  
Introducing one or more stimulating drugs to the vagus nerve and/or one or more branches of the vagus nerve to treat movement disorders uses at least one implantable system control unit (SCU) with...
7146224 Apparatus for multiple site stimulation  
An implantable medical device for stimulating electrically excitable tissue within a patient, and more particularly relates to such a system having a pulse generator and a lead. The lead includes a...
7146223 Method for optimizing search for spinal cord stimulation parameter settings  
A method for selecting Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) stimulation parameter sets guides a clinician towards an effective set of stimulation parameters. The clinician first evaluates the...
7127298 Switched-matrix output for multi-channel implantable stimulator  
The invention is a switched-matrix output for a multi-channel stimulator. The switch-matrix output system uses groups of switches connectively placed between N number of digital-to-analog...
7099718 Neural stimulation lead fixation  
An implantable lead having at least one electrode contact at or near its distal end prevents undesirable movement of the electrode contact from its initial implant location. One embodiment relates...
7083839 Laminate structures containing activatable materials  
A laminate structure (e.g., hot or cold wrap) formed from outer substrates that are bonded together to form at least one pocket is provided. The pocket is separated by an inner substrate such that...
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