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Method of intravascularly delivering stimulation leads into direct contact with tissue

  • US 20050137647A1
  • Filed: 12/22/2003
  • Published: 06/23/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of treating a neurological disorder in a patient, comprising:

  • delivering a stimulation lead within a cerebral blood vessel;

    intralumenally puncturing a wall of the blood vessel to create an exit point; and

    introducing the stimulation lead through the exit point into contact with brain tissue the stimulation of which treats the neurological disorder.

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