Implantable electrode assembly
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1. An implantable electrode assembly for delivering electrical stimulation signals to tissue of a patient, the assembly comprising:
- an implantable mesh comprising a plurality of electrically conductive wires; and
a plurality of electrodes, each electrode comprising first and second members fastened together around a segment of one of the electrically conductive wires using a mechanical coupling, the first member including a stimulation surface, and the second member including a first arm, a second arm, and a recess to receive the first member, the segment of the wire extending through the recess;
wherein;
an electrically conductive path is formed between the stimulation surface and the electrically conductive wire to which the first and second members are fastened; and
the mechanical coupling comprises cooperating portions of the first and second members that interface to fasten the first and second members together, the first arm and the second arm configured to flex to insert the first member within the recess such that the first member is disposed between the first arm and the second arm.
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Abstract
An implantable electrode assembly configured to deliver electrical stimulation signals to tissue of a patient includes an implantable mesh comprising a plurality of electrically conductive wires. A plurality of electrodes are fastened to the electrically conductive wires. The electrodes include a stimulation surface and an electrically conductive path between the stimulation surface and the wire, to which the electrode is attached. In one embodiment, the plurality of electrodes each comprise first and second members that are fastened together around one of the electrically conductive wires.
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1. An implantable electrode assembly for delivering electrical stimulation signals to tissue of a patient, the assembly comprising:
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an implantable mesh comprising a plurality of electrically conductive wires; and a plurality of electrodes, each electrode comprising first and second members fastened together around a segment of one of the electrically conductive wires using a mechanical coupling, the first member including a stimulation surface, and the second member including a first arm, a second arm, and a recess to receive the first member, the segment of the wire extending through the recess; wherein; an electrically conductive path is formed between the stimulation surface and the electrically conductive wire to which the first and second members are fastened; and the mechanical coupling comprises cooperating portions of the first and second members that interface to fasten the first and second members together, the first arm and the second arm configured to flex to insert the first member within the recess such that the first member is disposed between the first arm and the second arm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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providing an implantable mesh comprising a plurality of electrically conductive wires; and fastening a plurality of electrodes to the electrically conductive wires comprising mechanically fastening first and second members of each of the electrodes to a segment of one of the wires including interfacing cooperating portions of the first and second members, wherein the second member includes a first arm, a second arm, and a recess to receive the first member, the first arm and the second arm flexing to insert the first member within the recess such that the first member is disposed between the first arm and the second arm, the segment of the wire extending through the recess; and forming a conductive path between stimulation surfaces on the first members of the electrodes and the conductive wires in response to fastening a plurality of electrodes to the electrically conductive wires. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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