Heat dissipation for a lead assembly
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1. An electrode system for delivering an electrical signal to a first tissue of a patient'"'"'s body, said electrode comprising:
- a lead; and
an electrode coupled to said lead, comprising a stimulation portion that couples to said first tissue to deliver an electrical signal to said first tissue; and
a dissipation portion that does not interface with said first tissue, said dissipation portion to dissipate thermal energy from said electrode.
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Abstract
A method, system, and apparatus are provided for using an electrode for delivering an electrical signal to a first tissue of a patient'"'"'s body. An electrode system comprises a lead and an electrode coupled to the lead. The electrode includes a stimulation portion that couples to the first tissue to deliver an electrical signal to the first tissue. The electrode also includes a dissipation portion that does not interface with the first tissue. The dissipation portion is adapted to dissipate thermal energy from the electrode.
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27 Claims
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1. An electrode system for delivering an electrical signal to a first tissue of a patient'"'"'s body, said electrode comprising:
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a lead; and
an electrode coupled to said lead, comprising a stimulation portion that couples to said first tissue to deliver an electrical signal to said first tissue; and
a dissipation portion that does not interface with said first tissue, said dissipation portion to dissipate thermal energy from said electrode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A neurostimulation lead assembly for providing a neurostimulation signal to a portion of a first tissue of a patient'"'"'s body, comprising:
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a lead for conducting a neurostimulation signal; and
an electrode operatively coupled to said lead, said electrode comprising;
an electrical signal delivery portion that couples to said first tissue to deliver said neurostimulation signal to said first tissue; and
a heat dissipation portion that is not interfaced with said first tissue, said heat dissipation portion to dissipate thermal energy from said electrode. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. An implantable medical device system to provide an electrical signal to a portion of a patient'"'"'s body to treat a disorder, comprising:
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an implantable medical device for generating an electrical signal;
a lead; and
an electrode operatively coupled to said implantable medical device and to said lead for delivering said electrical signal to a first tissue of a patient'"'"'s body, said electrode comprising;
an electrical signal delivery portion coupled to said first tissue to deliver said electrical signal to said first tissue; and
a heat dissipation portion that does not interface with said first tissue, said heat dissipation portion to dissipate thermal energy from said electrode. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An electrode system for delivering an electrical signal to a first tissue of a patient'"'"'s body, comprising:
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a lead; and
an electrode coupled to said lead, said electrode comprising a stimulation portion that couples to said first tissue to deliver an electrical signal to said first tissue, said stimulation portion not being an end portion of said electrode; and
a dissipation portion that interfaces with a second tissue, said dissipation portion to dissipate thermal energy from said electrode to said second tissue. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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