Circumneural electrode assembly
First Claim
1. An electrode assembly for a lead to be installed on a patient'"'"'s nerve, comprising:
- a thin, flexible, electrically insulating circumneural carrier having a split circumferential configuration longitudinally attached to said lead at the distal end thereof, said carrier possessing circumferential elasticity, at least one flexible, elastic electrode secured to the underside of said carrier and electrically connected to an electrical conductor in said lead, and a fastener for closing the split configuration of the carrier to prevent separation from the nerve after installation of the electrode assembly onto the nerve.
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Abstract
An electrode assembly to be installed on a patient'"'"'s nerve has a thin, flexible, electrically insulating circumneural carrier with a split circumferential configuration longitudinally attached to a lead at the distal end thereof. The carrier possesses circumferential resiliency and has at least one flexible, elastic electrode secured to the underside thereof and electrically connected to an electrical conductor in said lead. A fastener serves to close the split configuration of the carrier to prevent separation from the nerve after installation of the electrode assembly onto the nerve. Tear away webbing secured to adjacent serpentine segments of the lead near the carrier enables the lead to lengthen with patient movements.
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Citations
28 Claims
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1. An electrode assembly for a lead to be installed on a patient'"'"'s nerve, comprising:
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a thin, flexible, electrically insulating circumneural carrier having a split circumferential configuration longitudinally attached to said lead at the distal end thereof, said carrier possessing circumferential elasticity, at least one flexible, elastic electrode secured to the underside of said carrier and electrically connected to an electrical conductor in said lead, and a fastener for closing the split configuration of the carrier to prevent separation from the nerve after installation of the electrode assembly onto the nerve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A cuff electrode for implantation on a nerve of the body, comprising:
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a resilient curved split electrically insulating cylinder, an elastic electrode secured to the underside of said resilient cylinder between the split therein, and an electrically conductive lead secured generally axially along and to the outside of said resilient cylinder between the split therein, said electrode being electrically connected to said lead. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. An electrode assembly for a lead to be installed on a patient'"'"'s nerve, comprising:
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a thin, resilient, curled electrically insulating carrier having a split circumferential configuration longitudinally attached to and projecting generally perpendicularly from said lead at the distal end thereof, at least one resilient ribbon electrode secured to the underside of said carrier and electrically connected to an electrical conductor in said lead, and a selectively separable fastener for securing the split configuration of the carrier together to prevent separation from the nerve after installation of the electrode assembly onto the nerve. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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Specification