Delivery of implantable neurostimulators
First Claim
1. Apparatus, comprising:
- an implant, comprising an implant body and at least one electrode disposed on the implant body; and
a hollow needle, shaped to define a space that is dimensioned to house the implant, and configured to be percutaneously advanceable into tissue of a subject while the implant is disposed within the space,wherein;
the apparatus is configured, while (a) the at least one electrode is disposed within the space, and (b) the hollow needle is disposed within the tissue, (i) to place the at least one electrode in electrical contact with the tissue, and (ii) to apply an application of current via the at least one electrode to the tissue,the implant is deployable from the space, via an opening defined by the hollow needle, subsequently to the application of current by the implant to the tissue, andthe hollow needle is percutaneously withdrawable from the tissue (i) subsequently to deployment of the implant from the space, and (ii) such that the implant remains in the tissue.
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Abstract
Apparatus is provided, comprising an implant-storage member (24), configured to be percutaneously advanced to a tissue (10) of a subject, and shaped to define (a) a space (26) that is configured to house an implant (22) configured to apply a current to at least the tissue, (b) an opening (28) through which the implant is deliverable to the tissue, and (c) at least one window (30), configured such that, while the implant is disposed within the space and the implant-storage member is disposed in the tissue, the window facilitates flow of the current therethrough from the implant to the tissue; and a delivery manipulator (34), reversibly couplable to the implant, and configured to facilitate delivery of the implant through the opening. Other embodiments are also described.
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20 Claims
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1. Apparatus, comprising:
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an implant, comprising an implant body and at least one electrode disposed on the implant body; and a hollow needle, shaped to define a space that is dimensioned to house the implant, and configured to be percutaneously advanceable into tissue of a subject while the implant is disposed within the space, wherein; the apparatus is configured, while (a) the at least one electrode is disposed within the space, and (b) the hollow needle is disposed within the tissue, (i) to place the at least one electrode in electrical contact with the tissue, and (ii) to apply an application of current via the at least one electrode to the tissue, the implant is deployable from the space, via an opening defined by the hollow needle, subsequently to the application of current by the implant to the tissue, and the hollow needle is percutaneously withdrawable from the tissue (i) subsequently to deployment of the implant from the space, and (ii) such that the implant remains in the tissue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising:
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percutaneously placing an implant within tissue of a subject while the implant is disposed within a lumen of a hollow needle, the implant including at least one electrode; while the electrode remains disposed within the lumen, activating the implant to apply current to the tissue; and subsequently to the application of current by the implant, deploying the implant from the hollow needle; and subsequently, withdrawing the hollow needle from the subject while the implant remains within the tissue. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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