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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8190269 | Biological electrode with thermoplastic layer construction A bioelectrode comprising a skin-side, electrically conducting adhesive layer (7) and a flexible electrical connecting cable (4) which in an electrically insulating cable sheath (5) includes at least one electrical conductor (6), preferab... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8180459 | Electrode assembly for a stimulating medical device An implantable electrode assembly for a cochlear implant comprising: an elongate carrier member having an intra-cochlear region, an extra-cochlear region, and an additional region immediately adjacent the extra-cochlear region and extending to a stimulator unit; one... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175722 | Maintaining low impedance of electrodes An implantable tissue-stimulating device for an implantee comprising: an elongate member, and at least one electrode disposed on the elongate member, wherein at least a portion of the device is coated, prior to implantation in the implantee, with a coating configure... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8145322 | Flexible circuit electrode array device and a method for backside processing of a flexible circuit electrode device The invention involves a flexible circuit electrode array device comprising: a polymer layer; wherein the polymer layer includes one or more metal traces, an electrode array; one or more bond pads; and the electrode array is located on the opposite side of the polym... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8121705 | MRI-safe defibrillator electrodes The present invention reduces patient risks associated with RF-induced thermogenic tissue damage and with pulsed gradient-field-induced arrhythmias by using a defibrillator lead having a self-healing dielectric material that prevents induced voltages from MRI equipm... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8116879 | System and method for stimulating sensory nerves An electrotherapy system for stimulating sensory nerves within skin tissue includes a electrode carrier, a pulse generator, an array of skin-penetrating electrodes and surface skin electrodes, a pulse conditioning circuit, and a power source. The system administers ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8095223 | Apparatus and method for inserting a catheter A delivery apparatus for a stimulating catheter has a conductive wire wound within a reel dispenser. The reel dispenser has a base portion and a rotating portion that are coupled at the axle with the rotating portion rotatable relative to the base portion. The proxi... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8086322 | Method and means for electrical stimulation of cutaneous sensory receptors Electrode plate comprising a stiff or flexible electrically non-conductive plate element having a front face and a rear face and a pattern of needle-like (NL) electrodes for electrical stimulation of cutaneous thin Aδ/C fibers and conductive plate (CP) electrodes f... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8060217 | Neural device using at least one nano-wire The present invention relates to a neural device comprising wires transmitting and receiving electric signals. More specifically, the present invention relates to a structure of the neural device comprising wires which effectively obtain electric signals developed i... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8019435 | Control of arterial smooth muscle tone An apparatus for locally controlling smooth muscle tone includes a first electrode for insertion into an artery; a barrier for preventing the first electrode from contacting an arterial wall; a second electrode; a power supply; and a controller for coupling the powe... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8019436 | Electrode assembly for a stimulating medical device An implantable electrode assembly for a stimulating medical device, the electrode assembly comprising: an elongate carrier member; one or more electrodes disposed on said carrier member; and one or more signal pathways each extending for a length through at least a ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7983763 | Implanted lead sleeve having RFID tag An identification device for an implantable lead includes an associated implantable sleeve and a radio frequency identification device (RFID) tag associated with the sleeve. The RFID tag includes information relating to the implantable lead, its associated lead syst... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7983762 | Systems and methods for enhancing or affecting neural stimulation efficiency and/or efficacy Systems and methods for enhancing or affecting neural stimulation efficiency and/or efficacy are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system and/or method may apply electromagnetic stimulation to a patient's nervous system over a first time domain according to a first se... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7957816 | Apparatus for applying electrical current to the neuromuscular system The invention relates to apparatus for applying electrical current to the quadriceps muscle. The apparatus is in the form of a garment (to be worn on a user's thigh) having a integrated programmable stimulation device including integral electronics, LCD display, use... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7894911 | Electrode array for neural stimulation The stimulation device is an improved array for neuro-stimulation. The electrode array of the stimulation device is ideally suited for a visual prosthesis for the restoration of sight in patients with lost or degraded visual function. The electrode array of the stim... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7865247 | Medical leads with frequency independent magnetic resonance imaging protection A medical device having a diode configuration in a lead assembly that substantially reduces induced currents in a lead assembly and at a tissue interface. The diodes configure an electrical path such that a stimulation pulse travels from the medical device to a sele... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7865246 | Optical communication of neurostimulation-system information A neurostimulation lead includes fiber optic cable. A human-implantable neurostimulator and neurostimulation lead each include an opto-electric transducer. The opto-electric transducers can be an optical transmitter, an optical receiver, or an optical transducer, th... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7809446 | Devices and methods for brain stimulation A device for brain stimulation that includes a lead having a longitudinal surface; at least one stimulation electrode disposed along the longitudinal surface of the lead; and at least one recording electrode, separate from the at least one stimulation electrode, dis... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7797054 | Expandable systems for medical electrical stimulation A medical system for electrical stimulation includes a first column of electrodes, a second column of electrodes, an expandable member disposed between first and second columns, and an expansion mechanism adapted to transmit an externally applied pressure to the exp... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7797053 | Lead stabilization devices and methods Devices and methods for stabilizing an electrical lead in a cardiac vein of a heart using a tether and a stent anchor. The stent anchor may include a proximal eccentric apex such that the distal electrode of the lead lies against and establishes electrical contact w... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7787958 | RFID detection and identification system for implantable medical lead systems A system for identifying active implantable medical devices (AIMD) and lead systems implanted in a patient using a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag having retrievable information relating to the AIMD, lead system and/or patient. The RFID tag may store infor... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7774070 | Medical electrode assembly for electrotherapy and phototherapy treatment A method for combining the effective modalities of electrotherapy and phototherapy is provided. A medical electrode assembly is substantially transparent or translucent to visible, infrared and/or ultraviolet light so that light rays emitted by a phototherapy device... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7765011 | Assembly methods for medical electrical leads A method for making a medical electrical lead electrode assembly includes the steps of: forming an insulative carrier from an insulative material; coupling at least one conductive component to the carrier by inserting at least one tab of the at least one conductive ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7738966 | Features for routing conductors in medical electrical lead electrode assemblies An insulative body of a medical electrical lead electrode assembly includes a pre-formed channel having a section extending at an angle to a longitudinal axis of the body. An electrode portion of a conductive component has an electrode contact surface facing outward... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7729779 | Electrodes for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator A transcutaneous electric nerve stimulator (TENS) electrode that comprises a conductive layer containing both an inner perimeter(s) and an outer perimeter(s) is disclosed. When used with TENS treatment protocols and devices or other treatment/therapy methods, the el... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7715921 | Electrodes for applying an electric field in-vivo over an extended period of time As compared to conventional electrodes, the electrode configurations disclosed herein minimize irritation and damage to the skin when they are placed in contact with a patient's body over extended of time. The electrodes are formed from a conductive substrate coated... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7706891 | Catheter employing shape memory alloy shaping wire or pull wire and method of its manufacture An electrophysiology catheter includes an elongate catheter body having a distal end and a proximal end, a catheter tip including at least one metallic catheter component, such as an electrode, thereon, and at least one internal catheter component joined to the at l... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7689291 | Lead with fibrous matrix coating and methods related thereto A lead includes a lead body extending from a lead proximal end portion to a lead distal end portion and having an intermediate portion therebetween, one or more tissue sensing/stimulation electrodes disposed along the lead body, one or more terminal connections disp... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7680543 | Tissue ablation and removal The present invention provides devices and systems, as well as methods, of electric field delivery and ablation (e.g., non-thermal ablation) of target tissues, including cancerous cells and solid tumors. A method of the present invention can include applying an alte... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7640064 | Self fixing spinal cord stimulation lead and delivery system Devices and methods for implanting a spinal neurological lead having at least one wing or flap extending transversely from the lead body. The wing can have a first wrapped configuration in which the wing is constrained against the lead body and a second unwrapped co... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7627382 | Medical devices with aromatic polyimide coating Medical devices that include on at least some portion thereof an aromatic polyimide of the structure: wherein R is a tetravalent aromatic radical, preferably containing at least one ring of six carbon atoms, said ring chara... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7593777 | Fixation of a medical implant to the exterior of a body organ In general, invention is directed to devices and methods for use in laparoscopic surgical procedures in which a medical implant is affixed to or implanted within an exterior surface of a body organ. A system, for example, is described that includes a laparoscopic ca... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7571010 | Cable electrode assembly for a lead terminal and method therefor A lead assembly includes a lead body and at least one cables at least partially disposed within the lead body. The cable has a non-electrode portion and an electrode portion, where the non-electrode portion extends within the lead body, and the electrode portion is ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7536226 | Electro-nerve stimulator system and methods An electro-nerve stimulation apparatus includes a pulse generator, a first electrically conductive, insulated lead wire, a second electrically conductive, insulated lead wire, an electrically conductive transcutaneous electrode and an electrically conductive percuta... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7496408 | Electrodes array for a pacemaker A cardiac pacemaker and method of its use. The pacemaker is provided with a pacing electrode array configured for location at a left anterior portion of a patient's thorax between the patients third and sixth ribs, outside the patient's thoracic cavity. The pacing e... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7463932 | Fastening device for an epicardial lead An epicardial pacing lead including a flexible, elongated lead body. The epicardial pacing lead has a proximal end and a distal end. An electrode is coupled to the lead body near the distal end. A housing is coupled to the lead body proximal to the electrode. A plat... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7454251 | Excess lead retaining and management devices and methods of using same A device and method for retaining an excess portion of a lead implanted within or on a surface of a brain of a patient is disclosed. The device comprises a burr hole ring configured to be secured to a skull of the patient and a lead retainer extending from the burr ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7450996 | Medical device with an electrically conductive anti-antenna geometrical shaped member A medical device having electrically conductive properties includes an electrically conductive member. The electrically conductive member has an anti-antenna geometrical shape. The anti-antenna geometrical shaped electrically conductive member is shaped such that cu... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7437191 | Intermittent stress augmentation pacing for cardioprotective effect A device and method for delivering electrical stimulation to the heart in a manner which provides a protective effect is disclosed. The protective effect is produced by configuring a cardiac pacing device to intermittently switch from a normal operating mode to a st... | 10/14/2008 |
| 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 butt bonding an end of a first substantially flat and elongate member ... | 10/14/2008 |
