Guiding Tube for Stimulation Leads
AssigneeBrainlab AG
InventorDimitar Kurtev
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a guiding tube for stimulation leads, comprising a longitudinal, dimensionally stable tubular body enclosing an inner channel adapted to receive a stimulation lead, wherein at least one section of an otherwise electrically insulated inner surface of the tubular body has electroconductive properties. The present invention further relates to a corresponding stimulation lead placing system comprising such guiding tube, and to a corresponding computer program for placing a stimulation lead, utilizing such guiding tube.
Claims19
A guiding tube for stimulation leads, comprising:
- a longitudinal, dimensionally stable tubular body encompassing an inner channel adapted to receive a stimulation lead;
- wherein at least one section of an otherwise electrically insulated inner surface of the tubular body has electroconductive properties.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium on which a program is stored, which, when executed by at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform the steps of:
- acquiring guiding tube position data describing the spatial position of a guiding tube, the guiding tube comprising a longitudinal, dimensionally stable tubular body encompassing an inner channel adapted to receive a stimulation lead;
- acquiring contact data describing whether at least one directional electrode of the stimulation lead contacts at least one electroconductive section of the guiding tube;
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- determining, based on said guiding tube position data and said contact data, electrode position data describing the spatial position of the at least one directional electrode.
A stimulation lead placing system comprising:
- a guiding tube comprising a longitudinal, dimensionally stable tubular body encompassing an inner channel adapted to receive a stimulation lead;
- a stimulation lead adapted to be inserted into the inner channel of the guiding tube;
- wherein an outer diameter of the stimulation lead conforms to the inner diameter of the tubular body, enabling at least one electrode of the stimulation lead inserted into the inner channel to contact at least one electroconductive section of the guiding tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.