NERVE REGENERATION SYSTEM AND LEAD DEVICES ASSOCIATED THEREWITH
First Claim
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1. A method for treating a body comprising:
- implanting an elongated lead within a patient'"'"'s body, the elongated lead having a plurality of electrodes configured to deliver electric stimulation to an area of the patient'"'"'s body;
selecting at least one transmitting electrode from among the plurality of electrodes; and
causing the at least one transmitting electrode to transmit an electric signal to one or more other electrodes to stimulate a damaged nerve.
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Abstract
Various systems and methods for promoting nerve regeneration are disclosed. The system may include an elongated lead configured to be implanted within a patient'"'"'s body. The system may also include a plurality of electrodes disposed along the elongated lead and configured to deliver electric stimulation to an area of a patient'"'"'s body. The plurality of electrodes may comprise at least one transmitting electrode in communication with the controller, wherein the at least one transmitting electrode is configured to transmit an electric signal to one or more other electrodes. The controller may be configured to control operation of the at least one transmitting electrode.
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160 Claims
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1. A method for treating a body comprising:
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implanting an elongated lead within a patient'"'"'s body, the elongated lead having a plurality of electrodes configured to deliver electric stimulation to an area of the patient'"'"'s body; selecting at least one transmitting electrode from among the plurality of electrodes; and causing the at least one transmitting electrode to transmit an electric signal to one or more other electrodes to stimulate a damaged nerve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12)
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13. A system used for a nerve regeneration treatment, comprising:
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a controller; an elongated lead configured to be implanted within a patient'"'"'s body; and a plurality of electrodes disposed along the elongated lead and configured to deliver electric stimulation to an area of a patient'"'"'s body, the plurality of electrodes comprising at least one transmitting electrode in communication with the controller, wherein the at least one transmitting electrode is configured to transmit an electric signal to one or more other electrodes, and wherein the controller is configured to control operation of the at least one transmitting electrode. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26)
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27. A method for treating a body comprising:
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implanting a first elongated lead in a patient'"'"'s body, the first elongated lead having a first electrode; implanting a second elongated lead within a patient'"'"'s body, the second elongated lead having a second electrode; and sequentially energizing the first and second electrodes to create an oscillating electromagnetic field between the electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A system used for a nerve regeneration treatment, comprising:
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a first elongated lead configured to be implanted within a patient'"'"'s body and having a first electrode; a second elongated lead configured to be implanted within the patient'"'"'s body and having a second electrode; and a controller configured to sequentially energize the first and second electrodes to create an oscillating electromagnetic field between the electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 45, 46, 47)
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49. A method for treating a body comprising:
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implanting at least a portion of an elongated lead in a patient'"'"'s body, a distal end of the elongated lead comprising an anchoring device; securing, by the anchoring device, the distal end of the elongated lead to a portion of a patient'"'"'s body. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55)
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58. A nerve generation system, comprising:
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a controller housing; an elongated lead extending from the housing, at least a portion of the elongated lead being configured to be implanted within a patient'"'"'s body; and an anchoring device located at a distal end of the elongated lead, the anchoring device being configured to secure the distal end of the elongated lead to a portion of the patient'"'"'s body. - View Dependent Claims (59, 61)
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66. A method for treating a body comprising:
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implanting at least a portion of an elongated lead in a patient'"'"'s body, the elongated lead having at least one of an electrode and a transducer disposed thereon, wherein the elongated lead is moveably coupled to a controller housing that includes a driver assembly; and causing a driver assembly to move the elongated lead relative to the controller housing. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. A nerve generation system, comprising:
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a controller housing; an elongated lead movably coupled to the housing, at least a portion of the elongated lead being configured to be implanted within a patient'"'"'s body; and at least one of an electrode and a transducer coupled to the elongated lead, wherein the controller housing comprises a driver assembly configured to move the elongated lead relative to the controller housing.
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78. A method for treating a body comprising:
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implanting a first wireless electrode device in a patient'"'"'s body proximate a damaged nerve; implanting a second wireless electrode device that is different in configuration from the first wireless electrode device; causing at least one of the first and second wireless electrode devices to administer a nerve regeneration treatment to the damaged nerve; and providing data indicative of the patient response to an external controller. - View Dependent Claims (79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88)
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89. A nerve regeneration system comprising:
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a wireless electrode device implanted within a patient'"'"'s body proximate a damaged nerve, the electrode device being configured to administer a nerve regeneration treatment to the damaged nerve and to detect a patient response to the nerve regeneration treatment; and a controller located external to the patient'"'"'s body and configured to wirelessly communicate with the electrode device. - View Dependent Claims (90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100)
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101. A method for treating a body comprising:
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implanting an elongated tubular member in a patient'"'"'s body proximate a damaged nerve, the elongated tubular member including a plurality of electrodes; and energizing at least one of the electrodes to deliver an electric stimulation to a portion of the damaged nerve. - View Dependent Claims (102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115)
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116. A nerve generation system, comprising:
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an elongated tubular member configured to be implanted within a patient'"'"'s body proximate a damaged nerve and configured to guide growth of the damaged nerve substantially therethrough; and a plurality of electrodes disposed along a length of the tubular member, wherein each of the electrodes is configured to deliver an electric stimulation to a portion of the damaged nerve. - View Dependent Claims (117, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135)
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136. A tissue manipulating device comprising:
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a housing implanted in the body of a patient proximate a damaged nerve; and an advanceable member at least partially disposed within the housing, the advanceable member being configured to advance from the housing to manipulate nerve tissue proximate the damaged nerve. - View Dependent Claims (137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144)
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145. A tissue manipulating system comprising:
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a sealed housing configured to be at least partially implanted within a body proximate a damaged nerve; a fluid port in the sealed housing for receiving fluid; an inflatable member in fluid communication with the fluid port; and a controller configured to control flow of the fluid into and out of the inflatable member, thereby controlling inflation and deflation of the inflatable member. - View Dependent Claims (146, 147, 150)
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151. A method for treating a body comprising:
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implanting a housing proximate a damaged nerve, the housing having at least one advanceable member at least partially disposed therein; sequentially actuating the at least one advanceable member to stimulate the damaged nerve tissue; and monitoring the damages nerve'"'"'s response to the stimulation. - View Dependent Claims (152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157)
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158. A method for treating a body comprising:
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depositing a magnetic therapeutic device proximate damaged nerve tissue, the magnetic therapeutic device comprising at least one electromagnet; energizing the at least one electromagnet to create a stimulating magnetic field; directing at least a portion of the magnetic field toward the damaged nerve tissue; and monitoring the damaged nerve'"'"'s response to the magnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (159, 160)
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