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Implant, system and method using implanted passive conductors for routing electrical current

  • US 8,538,517 B2
  • Filed: 09/14/2012
  • Issued: 09/17/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • a passive electrical conductor having a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion including a stimulation electrode, the second end portion including a pick-up electrode, the passive electrical conductor configured to be disposed within a body such that the stimulation electrode is disposed adjacent a target tissue and the pick-up electrode is entirely beneath a surface of a skin; and

    an insulation member coupled to the second end portion of the passive electrical conductor, the insulation member configured to define, at least in part, a current pathway within the body along which a portion of an electrical current flows between a surface electrode coupled to the surface of the skin and the pick-up electrode.

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