Stimulation of a stimulation site within the neck or head
First Claim
1. A method of applying a stimulus to a stimulation site within the neck or head of a patient, said method comprising:
- implanting a distal portion of a lead adjacent to said stimulation site, said distal portion having a number of electrodes configured to deliver said stimulus disposed thereon;
forming a loop with a proximal portion of said lead;
securing said lead to a first securing site with a first suture sleeve to maintain said distal portion of said lead adjacent to said stimulation site, wherein a first portion of said lead is disposed in a lumen of the first suture sleeve;
securing said lead to a second securing site with a second suture sleeve located along said loop, wherein a second portion of said lead is disposed in a lumen of the second suture sleeve;
and positioning said second suture sleeve such that the lumen of said second suture sleeve and the second portion of said lead are oriented substantially perpendicular to a midline of said patient, wherein said midline is defined by a vertical plane that divides a patient'"'"'s body into its right side and its left side.
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Abstract
Methods of applying a stimulus to a stimulation site within the neck or head of a patient include implanting a distal portion of one or more leads adjacent to the stimulation site, forming a loop with a proximal portion of the one or more leads, and securing the distal and proximal portions of the one or more leads to one or more securing sites with one or more securing devices. The distal portion of the one or more leads includes a number of electrodes disposed thereon that are configured to deliver the stimulus to the stimulation site. Systems for applying a stimulus to a stimulation site within the neck or head of a patient include one or more leads having a number of electrodes disposed on a distal portion thereof and one or more securing devices configured to secure the one or more leads to one or more securing sites. The distal portion of the one or more leads is implanted adjacent to the stimulation site and the electrodes are configured to deliver the stimulus to the stimulation site. The proximal portion of the one or more leads is formed in a loop.
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1. A method of applying a stimulus to a stimulation site within the neck or head of a patient, said method comprising:
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implanting a distal portion of a lead adjacent to said stimulation site, said distal portion having a number of electrodes configured to deliver said stimulus disposed thereon; forming a loop with a proximal portion of said lead; securing said lead to a first securing site with a first suture sleeve to maintain said distal portion of said lead adjacent to said stimulation site, wherein a first portion of said lead is disposed in a lumen of the first suture sleeve; securing said lead to a second securing site with a second suture sleeve located along said loop, wherein a second portion of said lead is disposed in a lumen of the second suture sleeve; and positioning said second suture sleeve such that the lumen of said second suture sleeve and the second portion of said lead are oriented substantially perpendicular to a midline of said patient, wherein said midline is defined by a vertical plane that divides a patient'"'"'s body into its right side and its left side. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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