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;
a plurality of conductive cables extending within the lead body; and
a plurality of electrodes disposed along the distal end of the lead body, each of the plurality of electrodes being electrically coupled to at least one of the plurality of 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 within the lead body, wherein the interior surface defines a cutout portion that receives at least one of the plurality of cables.
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Abstract
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; a plurality of conductive cables extending within the lead body; and a plurality of electrodes disposed along the distal end of the lead body, each of the plurality of electrodes being electrically coupled to at least one of the plurality of 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 within the lead body, wherein the interior surface defines a cutout portion that receives at least one of the plurality of cables. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of manufacturing a device for brain stimulation, the method comprising:
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for each of a plurality of conductive cables, receiving a portion of the conductive cable in a cutout portion of at least one of a plurality of electrodes, 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 defining the cutout portion; 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 (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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