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US 2017/0281931 A1Published application
Nerve cuff for implantable electrode
AssigneeCase Western Reserve University
InventorsDominique M. Durand, Dustin Tyler, Benjamin Cottrill
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Abstract
A system for functional electrical stimulation can include a cuff and a stimulation device. The cuff can be attachable to a nerve or a muscle filament. The cuff can include an elastic collar configured to exert a force on the nerve or the muscle filament to reshape the nerve or the muscle filament to the internal configuration of an opening in the elastic collar. The stimulation device can be coupled to the cuff and configured to provide a stimulation waveform to the cuff.
Claims14
1-13. (canceled)
A method for functional electrical stimulation, comprising the steps of:
- attaching a bi-layer cuff to a nerve or a muscle filament, wherein the bi-layer cuff comprises a base layer configured to return to an original shape and a biodegradable layer bonded onto the base layer;
- as the biodegradable layer degrades, applying a force to the nerve or the muscle as the base layer returns to the original shape, wherein the force comprises a change to a pressure profile;
- reshaping the nerve or the muscle filament based on the force;
- and
- closing the cuff around the nerve or the muscle filament.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.