Combination lead for electrical stimulation and sensing
First Claim
1. An electrical stimulation lead adapted for implantation in a person'"'"'s body to provide therapeutic electrical stimulation of target nerve tissue within the person'"'"'s body, comprising:
- one or more stimulating electrodes integrated into the stimulation lead, adapted for implantation in the person'"'"'s body with the stimulation lead, and operable to provide electrical stimulation to target nerve tissue within the person'"'"'s body; and
one or more sensing electrodes integrated into the stimulation lead, adapted for implantation in the person'"'"'s body with the stimulation lead, and operable to detect electrical signals produced by nerve cells within the person'"'"'s body to facilitate precise positioning of the one or more stimulating electrodes proximate the target nerve tissue during implantation of the stimulation lead.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, an electrical stimulation lead is adapted for implantation in a person'"'"'s body to provide therapeutic electrical stimulation of target nerve tissue within the person'"'"'s body. The stimulation lead includes one or more stimulating electrodes and one or more sensing electrodes integrated into the stimulation lead and adapted for implantation in the person'"'"'s body with the stimulation lead. The stimulating electrodes are operable to provide electrical stimulation to target nerve tissue within the person'"'"'s body. The sensing electrodes are operable to detect electrical signals produced by nerve cells within the person'"'"'s body to facilitate precise positioning of the stimulating electrodes proximate the target nerve tissue during implantation of the stimulation lead.
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20 Claims
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1. An electrical stimulation lead adapted for implantation in a person'"'"'s body to provide therapeutic electrical stimulation of target nerve tissue within the person'"'"'s body, comprising:
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one or more stimulating electrodes integrated into the stimulation lead, adapted for implantation in the person'"'"'s body with the stimulation lead, and operable to provide electrical stimulation to target nerve tissue within the person'"'"'s body; and
one or more sensing electrodes integrated into the stimulation lead, adapted for implantation in the person'"'"'s body with the stimulation lead, and operable to detect electrical signals produced by nerve cells within the person'"'"'s body to facilitate precise positioning of the one or more stimulating electrodes proximate the target nerve tissue during implantation of the stimulation lead. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A stimulation system for providing therapeutic electrical stimulation to target nerve tissue in a person'"'"'s body, comprising:
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a stimulation source operable to generate and transmit electrical stimulation pulses;
an electrical stimulation lead adapted for implantation into a person'"'"'s body for electrical stimulation of target nerve tissue within the person'"'"'s body, the stimulation lead comprising;
one or more stimulating electrodes integrated into the stimulation lead, adapted for implantation in the person'"'"'s body with the stimulation lead, and operable to deliver the electrical stimulation pulses to target nerve tissue within the person'"'"'s body to provide therapeutic relief to a region of the person'"'"'s body corresponding to the target nerve tissue; and
one or more sensing electrodes integrated into the stimulation lead, adapted for implantation in the person'"'"'s body with the stimulation lead, and operable to detect electrical signals produced by nerve cells within the person'"'"'s body to facilitate precise positioning of the one or more stimulating electrodes proximate the target nerve tissue during implantation of the stimulation lead. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A percutaneous stimulation lead adapted for implantation in a person'"'"'s body to provide therapeutic electrical stimulation of target nerve tissue within the person'"'"'s body, comprising:
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a plurality of circumferential stimulating electrodes integrated into the stimulation lead, spaced apart from each other along a length of a stimulating portion of the stimulation lead, separated from each other by one or more dielectric materials, adapted for implantation in the person'"'"'s body with the stimulation lead, and operable to provide electrical stimulation to target nerve tissue within the person'"'"'s body; and
one or more sensing electrodes integrated into the stimulation lead, spaced apart from one another around the circumference of the stimulation lead at its tip, separated from each other by one or more dielectric materials, adapted for implantation in the person'"'"'s body with the stimulation lead, and operable to detect electrical signals produced by nerve cells within the person'"'"'s body to facilitate precise positioning of the one or more stimulating electrodes proximate the target nerve tissue during implantation of the stimulation lead;
the stimulation lead adapted to be coupled to a monitoring system, the one or more sensing electrodes being operable to transmit signals reflecting the detected electrical signals to the monitoring system for determination of the precise location of the one or more sensing electrodes within the person'"'"'s body based at least on the signals reflecting the detected electrical signals. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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