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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NEURAL STIMULATION VIA THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

  • US 20070282376A1
  • Filed: 06/06/2006
  • Published: 12/06/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for delivering neural stimulation to a target region in a body having lymphatic vessels, the system comprising:

  • a first electrode assembly including a first electrode base configured to be implanted into one of the lymphatic vessels and a first stimulation electrode on the first electrode base, the first electrode base configured to cause a portion of the one of the lymphatic vessels to substantially alter its natural path to contact the target region and maintain the contact between the portion of the one of the lymphatic vessels and the target region after an implantation of the first electrode assembly; and

    an implantable medical device including a neural stimulation circuit adapted to deliver neural stimulation pulses through the first stimulation electrode.

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