Cavernous nerve stimulation via unidirectional propagation of action potentials
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1. An implantable stimulation device comprising:
- a device body;
a power source disposed within the device body;
at least one set of partitioned electrodes disposed on a portion of the device body, coupled to the power source, and configured and arranged for application of electrical stimulation to adjacent tissue, each set of partitioned electrodes comprising a plurality of partitioned electrodes disposed around a circumference of the device body, wherein the implantable stimulation device is configured and arranged so that each one of the partitioned electrodes is independently programmable with respect to every other one of the partitioned electrodes; and
insulating material separating the partitioned electrodes from each other;
wherein the implantable stimulation device is configured and arranged for implantation near at least one neuron and for providing therapeutic electrical stimulation to the at least one neuron through the partitioned electrodes.
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Abstract
An implantable stimulation device includes a device body; at least one set of partitioned electrodes disposed on a portion of the device body and configured and arranged for application of electrical stimulation to adjacent tissue; and insulating material separating the partitioned electrodes from each other. Each set of partitioned electrodes includes a plurality of partitioned electrodes disposed around a circumference of the device body. The implantable stimulation device can be configured and arranged so that each of the partitioned electrodes is independently programmable.
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1. An implantable stimulation device comprising:
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a device body; a power source disposed within the device body; at least one set of partitioned electrodes disposed on a portion of the device body, coupled to the power source, and configured and arranged for application of electrical stimulation to adjacent tissue, each set of partitioned electrodes comprising a plurality of partitioned electrodes disposed around a circumference of the device body, wherein the implantable stimulation device is configured and arranged so that each one of the partitioned electrodes is independently programmable with respect to every other one of the partitioned electrodes; and insulating material separating the partitioned electrodes from each other; wherein the implantable stimulation device is configured and arranged for implantation near at least one neuron and for providing therapeutic electrical stimulation to the at least one neuron through the partitioned electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An implantable stimulation system comprising:
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a lead; at least one set of partitioned electrodes disposed on a portion of the lead and configured and arranged for application of electrical stimulation to adjacent tissue, wherein the implantable stimulation system is configured and arranged so that each of the partitioned electrodes is independently programmable; insulating material separating the partitioned electrodes from each other; and an implantable microstimulator configured and arranged for coupling to the lead, the microstimulator comprising a powersource and circuitry coupled to the power source to deliver independently programmable current stimulus through at least one of the partitioned electrodes, wherein each of the partitioned electrodes is individually independently programmable, wherein the lead is configured and arranged for implantation near at least one neuron and for providing therapeutic electrical stimulation to the at least one neuron from the microstimulator through the partitioned electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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