TECHNIQUES FOR PLACING MEDICAL LEADS FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF NERVE TISSUE
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1. An implantable medical system configured to deliver electrical stimulation from within a lumen of a blood vessel within a patient to nerve tissue located adjacent to and outside of the blood vessel, the system comprising:
- a generally cylindrical expandable and contractible lead member arranged within the blood vessel lumen relative to the nerve tissue; and
a plurality of electrodes connected to the lead member;
wherein the lead member is temporarily deployable for testing multiple combinations of the plurality of electrodes before deploying the lead member for chronic therapy of the patient.
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Abstract
This disclosure is directed to extra, intra, and transvascular medical lead placement techniques for arranging medical leads and electrical stimulation and/or sensing electrodes proximate nerve tissue within a patient.
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1. An implantable medical system configured to deliver electrical stimulation from within a lumen of a blood vessel within a patient to nerve tissue located adjacent to and outside of the blood vessel, the system comprising:
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a generally cylindrical expandable and contractible lead member arranged within the blood vessel lumen relative to the nerve tissue; and a plurality of electrodes connected to the lead member; wherein the lead member is temporarily deployable for testing multiple combinations of the plurality of electrodes before deploying the lead member for chronic therapy of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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arranging a generally cylindrical expandable and contractible lead member within a lumen of a blood vessel adjacent target nerve tissue; temporarily deploying the cylindrical lead member within the lumen relative to the nerve tissue; energizing one or more electrodes connected to the cylindrical lead member to deliver electrical stimulation from within the blood vessel lumen to the nerve tissue; and chronically deploying the cylindrical lead member in an expanded state within the lumen relative to the nerve tissue. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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