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Spinal cord electrode assembly having laterally extending portions

  • US 6,175,769 B1
  • Filed: 06/14/1999
  • Issued: 01/16/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/14/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A spinal stimulation electrode comprising:

  • a flexible and electrically insulating sheath, said sheath having a proximal end and a distal end;

    a plurality of wire leads extending within said sheath, from said proximal end to said distal end;

    a plurality of electrical contacts formed at the proximal and distal ends of said sheath, the contacts at the proximal end being coupled to the contacts at said distal end by said wire leads;

    said distal end of said sheath further including an electrical contact containing portion and at least one laterally extending portion, for receiving therethrough a means for coupling said distal portion to an adjacent tissue.

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