Electrode array with electrodes having cutout portions and methods of making the same
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1. A lead for brain stimulation, comprising:
- a lead body having a distal end;
at least one cable extending within the lead body, each cable comprising at least one conductor; and
a plurality of electrodes coupled to the at least one cable, each of the plurality of electrodes having a cylindrically or spherically curved exterior surface configured and arranged to contact tissue when implanted, each of the plurality of electrodes further comprising an interior surface, opposite the exterior surface, defining a cutout portion that receives and attaches to a one of the at least one cable.
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A lead for brain stimulation includes a lead body having a distal end. At least one cable extends within the lead body, each cable comprising at least one conductor. The lead further includes a plurality of electrodes coupled to the at least one cable. Each of the plurality of electrodes defines a cutout portion that receives and attaches to a one of the at least one cable.
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20 Claims
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1. A lead for brain stimulation, comprising:
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a lead body having a distal end; at least one cable extending within the lead body, each cable comprising at least one conductor; and a plurality of electrodes coupled to the at least one cable, each of the plurality of electrodes having a cylindrically or spherically curved exterior surface configured and arranged to contact tissue when implanted, each of the plurality of electrodes further comprising an interior surface, opposite the exterior surface, defining a cutout portion that receives and attaches to a one of the at least one cable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of manufacturing a device for brain stimulation, the method comprising:
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coupling a plurality of electrodes to a plurality of conductive cables, each of the plurality of electrodes having a cylindrically or spherically curved exterior surface configured and arranged to contact tissue when implanted, each of the plurality of electrodes further comprising an interior surface, opposite the exterior surface, defining a cutout portion that receives and attaches to a one of the plurality of conductive cables; and forming a lead body over the plurality of conductive cables and around the plurality of electrodes leaving the exterior surfaces of the electrodes exposed. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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