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Treatment devices with delivery-activated inflatable members, and associated systems and methods for treating the spinal cord and other tissues

  • US 8,326,439 B2
  • Filed: 04/16/2008
  • Issued: 12/04/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A patient treatment system, comprising:

  • a lead body having an opening and an inner surface positioned around the opening;

    an inflatable member carried by the lead body, with at least one of the inflatable member and the lead body including a frangible portion accessible from the opening, the inflatable member having an expandable interior volume bounded at least in part by the frangible portion;

    a self-inflating material in the interior volume, the interior volume being exposed to inflate the self-inflating material when the frangible portion is compromised; and

    an electrical contact fixedly attached to at least one of the lead body and the inflatable member.

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