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Adjustable nerve electrode

  • US 9,364,661 B2
  • Filed: 08/20/2014
  • Issued: 06/14/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An adjustable nerve electrode, comprising:

  • a set of contacts configured to switch between a first geometric configuration and a second geometric configuration relative to a nerve by altering a physical relationship of the set of contacts;

    where, in the first geometric configuration, the set of contacts is configured to apply a first HFAC to the nerve to mitigate an onset response, where the first HFAC has a threshold current sufficient to establish an HFAC nerve conduction block in the nerve; and

    where, in the second geometric configuration, the set of contacts is configured to apply a second HFAC to the nerve temporally after the onset response is mitigated, the second HFAC having a current sufficient to maintain the HFAC nerve conduction block in the nerve.

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