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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8155757 | Cuff electrode having tubular body with controlled closing force Nerve cuff electrodes and methods using nerve cuffs. Nerve cuff electrodes are provided which can include a tubular body having a longitudinal slit and a flap curled over the slit. The tubular body interior can have a central cathode formed of two opposed and electr... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8135478 | Peltier unidirectional and selective nerve stimulation Apparatus is provided including an assembly (22) and a control unit (36). The assembly (22) includes a housing (34) configured to be applied to a nerve (20) of a subject, and at least one cathode (30) and at least one Peltie... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8116881 | Electrode assembly for nerve control Apparatus is provided for applying current to a nerve, including a housing, configured to be placed in a vicinity of the nerve. At least one electrode is fixed to the housing such that the at least one electrode does not come in direct physical contact with the nerv... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116882 | Adjustable tissue or nerve cuff and method of use An implantable adjustable body tissue cuff, apparatus and method. The cuff is an elastomeric strap of biocompatible non-conductive material. The strap's tail and head provide adjustable length fastening by a) the tail being formed with longitudinally spaced, lateral... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8108052 | Percutaneous leads with laterally displaceable portions, and associated systems and methods Percutaneous leads with laterally displaceable sections, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A device in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a lead body that in turn includes first, second and third percutaneous portions. The first portion... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8065021 | Electrode assembly for nerve control Apparatus is provided for applying current to a nerve. A cathode is adapted to be placed in a vicinity of a cathodic longitudinal site of the nerve and to apply a cathodic current to the nerve. A primary inhibiting anode is adapted to be placed in a vicinity of a pr... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8014874 | Connection structures for extra-vascular electrode lead body Connection structures on an extra-vascular electrode lead body improve strain relief and strengthen the transition region where electrical conductors carried by the lead body are joined to individual electrodes at the distal end of the lead. The electrodes include s... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8010208 | Microelectrode, applications thereof and method of manufacturing An electrode device is disclosed. The electrode device comprises an electrically conductive core of micrometric size coated by at least one electrically isolating layer. The electrically conductive core comprises a substrate coated by at least one metallic layer hav... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8000806 | Neural channel bridge aided by a micro-electronic system Methods and equipment used to regenerate sensory, motorial, or visceral signals of injured, broken or diseased nerves of mammalia, such as humans, are provided. In some embodiments, a lineup of downward and upward channels to bridge injured neural channels is disclo... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7996092 | Devices, systems, and methods employing a molded nerve cuff electrode Devices, systems, and methods for recording, and/or stimulation, and/or blocking of a nerve make use of a molded nerve cuff electrode. One or more electrodes are positioned in one or more frames within a casing. The exterior surface of the casing is wrapped in an in... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7974707 | Electrode assembly with fibers for a medical device An apparatus and system are provided for employing an electrode for delivering an electrical signal to a portion of a tissue of a patient's body. The electrode includes a first surface to electrically couple to the portion of an outer layer of the tissue. The electr... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7974706 | Electrode contact configurations for cuff leads A stimulation system is disclosed that may include a stimulator unit coupled to electrode contacts on a cuff. In one embodiment, the cuff may be placed at least partially around a nerve. The stimulation system may include at least two electrode contacts disposed on ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7962225 | Methods and apparatus for testing disruption of a vagal nerve Method and apparatus for disrupting a gastric vagal nerve in the gastroesophageal region and testing the function and disruption of the vagal nerve. In one example embodiment, a treatment device applies ultrasound at a high energy level, such as high intensity focus... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7953498 | Resorbable anchor arrangements for implantable devices and methods of making and using An implantable device includes a device body and at least one anchoring unit configured and arranged for anchoring the device body in a patient upon implantation. The anchoring unit includes a resorbable material that resorbs into the patient over a period of time a... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7904176 | Techniques for reducing pain associated with nerve stimulation Apparatus is provided including an electrode device and a control unit. The electrode device is configured to be coupled to a site of a subject selected from the group consisting of: a vagus nerve, an epicardial fat pad, a pulmonary vein, a carotid artery, a carotid... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7894913 | Systems and methods of neuromodulation stimulation for the restoration of sexual function Systems and methods use an external and/or implantable pulse generator system for neuromodulation stimulation to treat sexual dysfunction by the unilateral or bilateral stimulation of a target nerve A and/or a target nerve B using one or more leads and electrodes im... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7890185 | Treatment of disorders by unidirectional nerve stimulation Apparatus for treating a condition of a subject is provided. An electrode device is adapted to be coupled to longitudinal nervous tissue of the subject, and a control unit is adapted to drive the electrode device to apply to the nervous tissue a current which is cap... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7885715 | Methods for restoring and modulating neural activity A method of reviving and maintaining a severed nerve tissue or a bundle of nerves of a body comprising the steps of: providing a housing for conducting and modulating neural response having a first end, a second end and a cavity, wherein the cavity is interposed bet... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7869885 | Threshold optimization for tissue stimulation therapy Methods and systems for determining an optimal therapeutic window of parameter settings for nerve stimulation therapy are described herein. The disclosed techniques generally utilize one or more parameter sweeps to determine upper and lower threshold settings. The d... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7853333 | Methods and apparatus for multi-vessel renal neuromodulation Methods and apparatus are provided for multi-vessel neuromodulation, e.g., via a pulsed electric field. Such multi-vessel neuromodulation may effectuate irreversible electroporation or electrofusion, necrosis and/or inducement of apoptosis, alteration of gene expres... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7844346 | Electrode assembly for nerve control Apparatus is provided for applying current to a nerve, including a housing, that is adapted to be placed in a vicinity of the nerve. At least one electrode is fixed to the housing such that the at least one electrode does not come in direct physical contact with the... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7822486 | Custom sized neural electrodes An apparatus for applying a signal to a nerve for the treatment of a disorder includes a main electrode body of biocompatible dielectric material and having a concave upper surface and an opposite lower surface. The concave upper surface curves about an axis and has... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7813812 | Baroreflex stimulator with integrated pressure sensor The present invention is an implantable medical device comprising, a pulse generator to generate baroreceptor stimulation pulses, a sensor circuitry, a lead adapted to be electrically connected to the pulse generator and to the sensor circuitry, the lead including a... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7805203 | Method for surgically implanting an electrode device A method is provided that includes surgically implanting an electrode device having a cuff and one or more electrodes mounted in the cuff, by placing the electrode device around a nerve such that the electrodes face the nerve. Conductive solution is introduced into ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7797058 | Devices, systems, and methods employing a molded nerve cuff electrode Devices, systems, and methods for recording, and/or stimulation, and/or blocking of a nerve make use of a molded cuff electrode. An electrically conductive surface is coupled to an inside surface of the cuff's elastic body. The electrically conductive surface and th... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7783363 | Neural bridge gateway and calibrator A device for communicating data between at least one of nerve cell endings, transducers and attachments the device comprising: at least one programmable neural bridge device; at least one programmable neural bridge switch, wherein each programmable neural bridge swi... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7769472 | Electrical stimulation lead with conformable array of electrodes An implantable electrical lead may include a conformable array of electrodes. The array of electrodes may be distributed across a rounded surface to position the electrodes in various positions and orientations relative to a target stimulation site. The lead may be ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7734355 | Treatment of disorders by unidirectional nerve stimulation Apparatus (18) for treating a condition of a subject is provided. An electrode device (100) is adapted to be coupled to longitudinal nervous tissue (40) of the subject, and a control unit (50) is adapted to drive the electrode device to a... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7668602 | Minimal-heart-rate reduction parasympathetic stimulation A method is provided for treating a subject, including applying a current to a site of the subject selected from the list consisting of: a vagus nerve of the subject, an epicardial fat pad of the subject, a pulmonary vein of the subject, a carotid artery of the subj... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7627384 | Techniques for nerve stimulation Apparatus is provided for applying current to a nerve, including a housing, adapted to be placed in a vicinity of the nerve, and at least one cathode and at least one anode, fixed to the housing. The apparatus further includes two or more passive electrodes, fixed t... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7610103 | Electrode arrangement for nerve stimulation and methods of treating disorders A stimulator arrangement for stimulating nerves or other tissue includes an electrode arrangement having a substrate and a plurality of electrodes disposed on the substrate. The substrate is configured and arranged to be in a curved state prior to implantation into ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7596414 | Cuff electrode arrangement for nerve stimulation and methods of treating disorders One embodiment is a stimulator arrangement for a nerve. The stimulator arrangement includes a cuff for placement around the nerve and a plurality of electrodes disposed on the cuff. The cuff comprises a first edge and defines a plurality of indentations along the fi... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7584004 | Vascularly stabilized peripheral nerve cuff assembly A vascularly stabilized peripheral nerve cuff assembly is provided. One aspect of this disclosure relates to an electrode assembly used in the delivery of neural stimulation therapy. The electrode assembly includes a body adapted to at least partially encompass a bl... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7561922 | Construction of electrode assembly for nerve control Apparatus is provided for applying current to a nerve, including a housing that is adapted to be placed in a vicinity of the nerve. First, second, and third electrodes are fixed to the housing at first, second, and third longitudinal sites of the housing, respective... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7561923 | Method and apparatus for controlling autonomic balance using neural stimulation A neural stimulation system senses autonomic activities and applies neural stimulation to sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves to control autonomic balance. The neural stimulation system is capable of delivering neural stimulation pulses for sympathetic excitation... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7536227 | Shielded electrode for nerve sensing A shielded electrode assembly for nerve sensing is disclosed. The electrode assembly is a flexible and generally tubular structure that can be wrapped around and secured to the outer surface of a nerve so as to establish and maintain electrical contact therewith. Th... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7477945 | Delivery device for stimulating the sympathetic nerve chain The present invention provides a device and assembly for electrically and/or chemically stimulating individual ganglion and a plurality of ganglia of the nervous system, and particularly to ganglia of the sympathetic nerve chain. A device is provided that generally ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7467016 | Multipolar stimulation electrode with mating structures for gripping targeted tissue An implantable electrode assembly for gripping nerves or other bodily structures is disclosed. The assembly comprises first and second spines containing first and second leads with at least one electrode cross rail joining the spines and at least one electrode provi... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7450998 | Method of placing an implantable device proximate to neural/muscular tissue A method for facilitating placement of an implantable device configured for implantation beneath a patient's skin for the purpose of tissue, e.g., nerve or muscle, stimulation and/or parameter monitoring and/or data communication. A placement structure is shown for ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7444184 | Method and system for providing therapy for bulimia/eating disorders by providing electrical pulses to vagus nerve(s) A method and system to provide pre-determined electrical pulses for neuromodulating vagus nerve(s) or its branches to provide therapy for bulimia/eating disorders, comprises implantable and external components. The electrical pulses to vagus nerve(s) may be stimulat... | 10/28/2008 |
