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Electrode contact configurations for an implantable stimulator

  • US 7,702,385 B2
  • Filed: 11/16/2005
  • Issued: 04/20/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device comprising:

  • an implantable stimulator configured and arranged for stimulation of a nerve and for implantation into tissue of a patient near the nerve, said stimulator comprisingelectrical circuitry configured to produce an electrical stimulation pulse,a power source configured and arranged to supply the electrical circuitry with power,a housing that houses the electrical circuitry and the power source, wherein the housing comprises a substantially flat first external surface, a substantially flat second external surface that is opposite the first external surface, a substantially rounded third external surface and a substantially rounded fourth external surface, wherein the third and fourth external surfaces couple the first external surface to the second external surface, and wherein the substantially flat first external surface is a top surface and the substantially flat second external surface is a bottom surface;

    at least one electrode contact array comprising multiple electrode contacts disposed on the first external surface of said housing of said stimulator, andat least one additional electrode contact disposed, at least in part, on the second external surface or the third external surface of said housing.

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