IMPLANTABLE MULTI-ELECTRODE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for delivering an electrical stimulus to nervous tissue of an individual, the method comprising:
- implanting in the nervous tissue of an individual a stimulatory device (300) including;
an assembly block (320); and
a plurality of leads (340 . . . 348) extending from the assembly block (320), each of the plurality of leads (340 . . . 348) containing at least one electrode (342A), such that the electrodes become distributed within a targeted volume (312) of the nervous tissue; and
administering to the nervous tissue an electrical stimulus using at least one electrode (342A).
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Abstract
The invention provides an implantable multi-electrode device (300) and related methods and apparatuses. In one embodiment, the invention includes an implantable device (300) comprising: an assembly block (320); and a plurality of leads (340 . . . 348) radiating from the assembly block (320), each of the plurality of leads (340 . . . 348) containing at least one electrode (342A), such that the electrodes are distributed within a three-dimensional space, wherein the assembly block (320) includes a barb (350) for anchoring the assembly block (320) within implanted tissue.
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41 Claims
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1. A method for delivering an electrical stimulus to nervous tissue of an individual, the method comprising:
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implanting in the nervous tissue of an individual a stimulatory device (300) including; an assembly block (320); and a plurality of leads (340 . . . 348) extending from the assembly block (320), each of the plurality of leads (340 . . . 348) containing at least one electrode (342A), such that the electrodes become distributed within a targeted volume (312) of the nervous tissue; and administering to the nervous tissue an electrical stimulus using at least one electrode (342A). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An implantable device (300) comprising:
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an assembly block (320); and a plurality of leads (340 . . . 348) radiating from the assembly block (320), each of the plurality of leads (340 . . . 348) containing at least one electrode (342A), such that the electrodes are distributed within a three-dimensional space. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for implanting an implantable device, the system comprising:
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implantable device (300) including; an assembly block (320); and a plurality of leads (340 . . . 348) radiating from the assembly block (320), each of the plurality of leads (340 . . . 348) containing at least one electrode (342A), such that the electrodes are distributed within a three-dimensional space; and an apparatus (600) for implanting the implantable device (300) comprising; an outer tube (602); an inner tube (604); and a mating feature (603) on a surface of the inner tube compatible with a feature (362) on a surface of an implantable device (300), wherein an inner diameter of the outer tube (602) is at least as great as an outer diameter of the inner tube (604), such that the implantable device (300) may be moved through the outer tube (602) by the inner tube (604). - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An apparatus (600) for implanting an implantable device comprising:
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an outer tube (602); an inner tube (604); and a mating feature (603) on a surface of the inner tube (604) compatible with a feature (362) on a surface of an implantable device (300), wherein an inner diameter of the outer tube (602) is at least as great as an outer diameter of the inner tube (604), such that the implantable device (300) may be moved through the outer tube (602) by the inner tube (604). - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for protecting an implantable device (300), the method comprising:
applying an encapsulant (470) to a surface of at least a portion of an implantable device (300). - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41)
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