Implantable multi-electrode device
AssigneeSapiens Steering Brain Stimulation B.V.
InventorsMatthias Merz, Youri V. Ponomarev, Remco H. W. Pijnenburg
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Abstract
The invention provides an implantable multi-electrode device (300) and related methods and apparatuses. In one embodiment, the invention includes an implantable device (300) comprising: an assembly block (320); and a plurality of leads (340 . . . 348) radiating from the assembly block (320), each of the plurality of leads (340 . . . 348) containing at least one electrode (342A), such that the electrodes are distributed within a three-dimensional space, wherein the assembly block (320) includes a barb (350) for anchoring the assembly block (320) within implanted tissue.
Claims16
An implantable device comprising:
- an assembly block;
- a plurality of leads radiating from the assembly block, each of the plurality of leads containing at least one electrode such that the electrodes are distributed within a three-dimensional space;
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- a biodegradable encapsulant containing the assembly block, the plurality of leads and the electrodes during implantation,
- wherein the electrodes assume a first distribution while the leads are contained within the biodegradable encapsulant and a second distribution upon degradation of the biodegradable encapsulant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.