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System for permanent electrode placement utilizing microelectrode recording methods

  • US 7,177,701 B1
  • Filed: 06/11/2003
  • Issued: 02/13/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for recording and stimulating excitable tissue, the system comprising:

  • a stimulation lead, having a lumen along its axial length, said lumen having two openings, a first opening at the proximal end of the lead, a second opening at the distal end of the lead;

    a microelectrode, configured and dimensioned to be completely passable through the lumen of the lead, commencing from either the first opening or the second opening of the lead; and

    a removable connector, which can be attached and detached to the proximal end of the microelectrode, said connector including a locking mechanism.

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