Methods and systems for facilitating stimulation of one or more stimulation sites
First Claim
1. A suture sleeve, comprising:
- a body defining a lumen extending along the body and configured and arranged to receive a portion of a lead within the lumen,a first groove disposed on the body of the suture sleeve;
a first wing member extending away from the body of the suture sleeve, anda first hole disposed in the first wing member for suturing the suture sleeve to a securing site, wherein the first wing member intersects with the first groove and the first hole disposed in the first wing member is in an in-line alignment with the first groove.
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Abstract
Methods and systems of facilitating stimulation of a stimulation site within a patient include implanting a distal portion of a stimulating member such that the distal portion of the stimulating member is in communication with a stimulation site located within a patient, securing the distal portion of the stimulating member at a first securing site with a first securing device, forming at least two curves of opposite concavity with a proximal portion of the stimulating member, securing the stimulating member at a second securing site with a second securing device, and coupling a proximal end of the stimulating member to a stimulator. In some examples, the at least two curves of opposite concavity are located in between the first and second securing devices.
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1. A suture sleeve, comprising:
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a body defining a lumen extending along the body and configured and arranged to receive a portion of a lead within the lumen, a first groove disposed on the body of the suture sleeve; a first wing member extending away from the body of the suture sleeve, and a first hole disposed in the first wing member for suturing the suture sleeve to a securing site, wherein the first wing member intersects with the first groove and the first hole disposed in the first wing member is in an in-line alignment with the first groove. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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