Implantable Neurostimulator with Integral Hermetic Electronic Enclosure, Circuit Substrate, Monolithic Feed-Through, Lead Assembly and Anchoring Mechanism

• US 20140207220A1
• Filed: 03/24/2014
• Published: 07/24/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Autonomic Technologies, Inc. (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Anthony V. Caparso, Benjamin David Pless, Carl Lance Boling, Ryan Powell
• Inventors: BOLING, Carl Lance, PLESS, Benjamin David, POWELL, Ryan, CAPARSO, Anthony V.
• Application Number:
  US14/223,765
• Publication Number:
  US 20140207220A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/116
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/0526 Head electrodes A61N1/0551 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/0546 Nasal electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/0551 Spinal or peripheral nerve electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/0558 Anchoring or fixation means therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36064 Epilepsy
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36067 Movement disorders, e.g. tremor or Parkinson disease stimulating motor muscle A61N1/36003
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36071 Pain
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36075 Headache or migraine
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36078 Inducing or controlling sleep or relaxation non-implantable stimulator A61M21/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36082 Cognitive or psychiatric applications, e.g. dementia or Alzheimer's disease
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37217 characterised by the communication link, e.g. acoustic or tactile
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37518 Anchoring of the implants, e.g. fixation
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3754 Feedthroughs
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3787 from an external energy source

Abstract

An implantable medical device is provided for the suppression or prevention of pain, movement disorders, epilepsy, cerebrovascular diseases, autoimmune diseases, sleep disorders, autonomic disorders, abnormal metabolic states, disorders of the muscular system, and neuropsychiatric disorders in a patient. The implantable medical device can be a neurostimulator configured to be implanted on or near a cranial nerve to treat headache or other neurological disorders. One aspect of the implantable medical device is that it includes an electronics enclosure, a substrate integral to the electronics enclosure, and a monolithic feed-through integral to the electronics enclosure and the substrate. In some embodiments, the implantable medical device can include a fixation apparatus for attaching the device to a patient.

Claims

1. An implantable stimulator configured for delivery of electrical stimulation to a nerve, comprising:

a housing;

an electronics enclosure disposed on or in the housing; and

a stimulation lead coupled to the electronics enclosure, the stimulation lead including a malleable wire configured give the stimulation lead rigidity to penetrate tissue and malleability to conform to a target anatomy.

2. The implantable stimulator of claim 1 further comprising an attachment plate coupled to the housing, the attachment plate configured to accept a bone screw for attachment to bone.