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US 2008/0177339 A1Published application
Electrode contact configurations for cuff leads
AssigneeCVRx, Inc.
InventorsStephen L. Bolea, Robert S. Kival, Bruce J. Persson, David J. Serdar, Peter T. Keith, Eric D. Irwin, Martin A. Rossing
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Abstract
A stimulation system for a nerve, including a cuff configured and arranged to be placed, at least partially, around the nerve, and a plurality of electrode contacts disposed on the cuff such that distances between a first electrode contact within the plurality of electrode contacts and each electrode contact immediately adjacent to the first electrode contact are different.
Claims20
A stimulation system for a nerve, comprising:
- a cuff configured and arranged to be placed, at least partially, around the nerve;
- and a plurality of electrode contacts disposed on the cuff such that distances between a first electrode contact within the plurality of electrode contacts and each electrode contact immediately adjacent to the first electrode contact are different.
A stimulation system for a nerve, comprising:
- a cuff that is configured and arranged to be disposed over at least a portion of the nerve;
- and at least two electrode contacts disposed on the cuff such that a distance between the at least two electrode contacts varies along a length of the electrode contacts.
A method of stimulating a nerve, the method comprising:
- disposing a cuff, at least partially, around the nerve, the cuff comprising at least a first portion, and having a plurality of electrode contacts disposed on the cuff such that distances between a first electrode contact within the plurality of electrode contacts and each electrode contact immediately adjacent to the first electrode contact are different;
- coupling the cuff to a stimulator unit;
- and providing electrical signals from the stimulator unit to the electrode contacts of the cuff to stimulate the nerve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.