Electrode arrangements for tissue stimulation and methods of use and manufacture
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1. A lead comprising:
- a paddle body comprisinga homogenous non-conductive material that defines at least a portion of a top surface of the paddle body, anda plurality of electrodes disposed within the non-conductive material, at least one of the electrodes comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, and a sidewall portion extending from the top portion to the bottom portion, wherein the sidewall portion defines at least one opening and the non-conductive material extends from the top surface of the paddle body through the at least one opening of the sidewall portion.
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Abstract
A lead has a paddle body with a non-conductive material and multiple electrodes disposed within the non-conductive material. At least one of the electrodes includes one or more anchoring arrangement, such as opening(s) through the electrode through which the non-conductive material can pass; anchors that extend away from the electrode and into the non-conductive material of the paddle body; or flow-through anchors attached to the electrode with an opening through which the non-conductive material may pass.
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1. A lead comprising:
a paddle body comprising a homogenous non-conductive material that defines at least a portion of a top surface of the paddle body, and a plurality of electrodes disposed within the non-conductive material, at least one of the electrodes comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, and a sidewall portion extending from the top portion to the bottom portion, wherein the sidewall portion defines at least one opening and the non-conductive material extends from the top surface of the paddle body through the at least one opening of the sidewall portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A lead comprising:
a paddle body comprising a homogenous non-conductive material that defines at least a portion of a top surface of the paddle body, and a plurality of electrodes disposed within the non-conductive material, at least one of the electrodes comprising a first elongated side, a second elongated side opposite the first elongated side, and shorter third and fourth rounded sides that couple the first and second elongated sides, wherein the at least one electrode comprises at least one anchor that extends away from the first elongated side or the second elongated side of the electrode and into the non-conductive material of the paddle body, and wherein the at least one anchor extends away from the first or second elongated side in a direction that is parallel to a top surface of the at least one electrode that makes contact with a tissue of a patient and wherein the at least one anchor has a lateral width that is substantially less than a lateral width of the first or second elongated side from which it extends. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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