# US 12,214,187 B2 · Surgical electrode and lead for use with implanted pulse generator and method of use > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,214,187 B2 - Document ID: US12214187B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/946,715 - Filed: 2020-07-01 - Published: 2021-01-07 - Granted: 2025-02-04 - Earliest claimed: 2019-07-01 - Assignees: Wavegate Corporation - Applicants: Wavegate Corporation - Inventors: Erich W. Wolf, II - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12214187B2 ## CPC - A61N 1/0553: {Paddle shaped electrodes, e.g. for laminotomy} - H02J 7/42: with electronic devices having internal batteries, e.g. mobile phones - A61N 1/0551: {Spinal or peripheral nerve electrodes} - A61N 1/0558: {Anchoring or fixation means therefor} - A61N 1/36071: {Pain} - A61N 1/36139: {with automatic adjustment} - A61N 1/37518: {Anchoring of the implants, e.g. fixation} - A61N 1/3752: {Details of casing-lead connections} - A61N 1/3787: {from an external energy source} - G02B 6/02033: {Core or cladding made from organic material, e.g. polymeric material (G02B1/04 takes precedence)} - G02B 6/3624: {Fibre head, e.g. fibre probe termination (optical details of light guide terminations G02B6/241; reshaping of light guides G02B6/2552; optical details of coupling light into or out of fibre end G02B6/262)} - G02B 6/4212: {the intermediate optical element being a coupling medium interposed therebetween, e.g. epoxy resin, refractive index matching material, index grease, matching liquid or gel} - G02B 6/4234: {Passive alignment along the optical axis and active alignment perpendicular to the optical axis} - G02B 6/4246: {Bidirectionally operating package structures} - H02J 7/02: for charging batteries from AC mains by converters - H02J 50/10: using inductive coupling - H02J 50/80: involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices - A61N 1/37223: {Circuits for electromagnetic coupling} - A61N 1/378: Electrical supply - G02B 6/4293: {hybrid electrical and optical connections for transmitting electrical and optical signals} - H01R 4/30: utilising a screw or nut clamping member (H01R4/50 takes precedence; utilising a clamping member acted on by screw or nut H01R4/38; {for coaxial cables H01R9/0521}) - H01R 13/08: Resiliently-mounted rigid pins or blades - H02J 2105/46: Medical devices, medical implants or life supporting devices - A61N: ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY (measurement of bioelectric currents A61B; surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body A61B18/00; anaesthetic apparatus in general A61M; incandescent lamps H01K; infrared radiators for heating H05B) - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract An implantable pulse generator is provided comprising a non-metallic shell adjacent a header. The header abuts an optical window in the shell. The header aligns a series of surgical or percutaneous leads with the optical window. The leads incorporate optical fibers, electrodes and contacts which distribute stimulation signals. Behind the optical window, a set of optical devices is provided which transmit or receive light from the fibers. Signal processors are provided to interpret the signals from the optical fibers, and to mitigate a continuous inductive charging function. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A surgical lead comprising: a flexible panel; a set of electrode arrays imbedded in the flexible panel; a set of leads, having a set of lead bodies integrally formed with the flexible panel; a set of lumens; at least one lumen of the set of lumens, resident in at least one lead of the set of leads; a set of conductors in the at least one lead of the set of leads; a set of contacts, attached to the at least one lead of the set of leads; at least one conductor of the set of conductors, connected between a contact of the set of contacts and an electrode array of the set of electrode arrays; a set of window portals, in the flexible panel, adjacent to and distal from all electrodes of the set of electrode arrays; a set of optical fibers; a set of side firing sections; at least one optical fiber of the set of optical fibers, having at least one side firing section of the set of side firing sections; the at least one optical fiber of the set of optical fibers, resident in the at least one lumen of the set of lumens; the at least one side firing section positioned adjacent a window portal of the set of window portals and distal from all electrodes of the set of electrode arrays; a set of ferrules; at least one ferrule, of the set of ferrules, directly adjacent a polished end of the at least one optical fiber of the set of optical fibers, and abutting a terminal end of a flexible lead body of the set of lead bodies, the at least one ferrule having a frustoconical chamfer, surrounding and touching the at least one optical fiber of the set of optical fibers and receiving a longitudinal elastic compression force from the terminal end; and a planar lattice shield, forming a heat sink and dispersing heat in a dorsal direction, adjacent the set of leads. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The surgical lead of claim 1, further comprising: a set of reflectors; and at least one reflector, of the set of reflectors, adjacent to the at least one side firing section of the set of side firing sections. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The surgical lead of claim 2, wherein the at least one reflector of the set of reflectors is comprised of a non-metallic material. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The surgical lead of claim 2, wherein the at least one reflector of the set of reflectors is a non-metallic substrate coated with TiO2. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The surgical lead of claim 2, wherein the set of reflectors is integrated into a reflective panel. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The surgical lead of claim 2, wherein a reflector of the set of reflectors further comprises a prism directed toward the window portal of the set of window portals. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The surgical lead of claim 1, further comprising: a set of diffusion chambers; at least one diffusion chamber of the set of diffusion chambers connected to the at least one lead of the set of leads; and the at least one side firing section of the set of side firing sections, resident in the at least one diffusion chamber of the set of diffusion chambers. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The surgical lead of claim 7, further comprising: a set of internally reflective surfaces; and at least one internally reflective surface of the set of internally reflective surfaces located at a distal end of the at least one diffusion chamber of the set of diffusion chambers. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The surgical lead of claim 1, wherein the set of conductors is arranged in an axially aligned radial pattern. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The surgical lead of claim 1, wherein the planar lattice shield is flexible. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The surgical lead of claim 10, wherein the planar lattice shield is a carbon fiber material. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The surgical lead of claim 10, wherein the planar lattice shield is a conductive material grounded to an implantable pulse generator by a conductor of the set of conductors. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The surgical lead of claim 12, wherein the at least one lead of the set of leads further comprises a non-metallic conductive layer, grounded to the implantable pulse generator. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The surgical lead of claim 10, wherein the planar lattice shield further comprises a non-metallic reflective surface. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The surgical lead of claim 1, wherein the at least one optical fiber of the set of optical fibers is a polymethylmethacrylate material. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The surgical lead of claim 1, wherein the set of leads further comprises: a first pair of leads for transmission of a first light signal; and a second pair of leads for reception of a second light signal. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The surgical lead of claim 1, wherein the set of leads further comprises: a first lead for transmission of a first light signal; and a second lead for reception of a second light signal. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The surgical lead of claim 1, wherein the at least one ferrule of the set of ferrules is bonded to the at least one optical fiber of the set of optical fibers. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The surgical lead of claim 1, wherein the at least one ferrule of the set of ferrules is a polished ceramic material.