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Selective nerve stimulation with optionally closed-loop capabilities

  • US 8,406,877 B2
  • Filed: 03/19/2007
  • Issued: 03/26/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for stimulating a selected nerve target, the system comprising:

  • two or more neural stimulation leads;

    an array of electrodes disposed, at least in part, on the two or more neural stimulation leads and adapted to be implantably positioned adjacent a single peripheral nerve trunk, the array of electrodes including at least a first electrode disposed on a first neural stimulation lead and a second electrode disposed on a second neural stimulation lead;

    an implantable medical device including a programmable memory adapted to receive a programming signal, at least partially based on a physiologic signal generated by a physiologic sensor and indicative of a status of one or more physiologic parameters, for selectively applying electrical stimulation to a stimulation electrode vector combination of at least two electrodes within the electrode array; and

    wherein the two or more neural stimulation leads include or are attached to a positioning feature configured for allowing the leads to be implantably positioned adjacent to the single peripheral nerve trunk.

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