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US 10,589,085 B2Granted
Lead for brain applications
AssigneeMedtronic Bakken Research Center B.V.
InventorsEdward Willem Albert Young, Egbertus Johannes Maria Bakker
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Abstract
A lead for brain applications, comprises at least one distal section and at least one electrode, whereby the at least one electrode is arranged in the distal section and whereby the at least one electrode is connected directly and/or indirectly with at least one first connecting trace and at least one second connecting trace. Furthermore, in some examples, the lead relates to a deep brain stimulation (DBS) system.
Claims21
A deep brain stimulation system comprising:
- a lead comprising at least one distal section, at least one electrode, a first connecting trace, and a second connecting trace, wherein the at least one electrode is arranged in the distal section and wherein the at least one electrode is connected to the first connecting trace and the second connecting trace;
- an electrical power supply, wherein the first connecting trace is configured to supply electrical power from the electrical power supply to the at least one electrode;
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- a controller configured to monitor voltage of the at least one electrode via the second connecting trace, and to control the electrical power supplied to the at least one electrode via the electrical power supply based on the monitored voltage.
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A method comprising:
- delivering electrical stimulation to a brain of a patient via at least one electrode on a lead, the electrical stimulation being provided to the at least one electrode via a first connecting trace of the lead that is coupled to the at least one electrode;
- monitoring a voltage at a distal end of the lead via a second connecting trace of the lead that is coupled to the at least one electrode;
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- controlling electrical power supplied to the at least one electrode via an electrical power supply based on the monitored voltage.
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A system comprising:
- means for delivering electrical stimulation to a brain of a patient via at least one electrode on a lead, the stimulation signal being provided to the at least one electrode via a first connecting trace of the lead that is coupled to the at least one electrode;
- means for monitoring a voltage at a distal end of the lead via a second connecting trace of the lead that is coupled to the at least one electrode;
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- means for controlling electrical power supplied to the at least one electrode via an electrical power supply based on the monitored voltage,
- wherein the first connecting trace is configured to supply electrical power from the electrical power supply to the at least one electrode.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.