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Electrode geometries for efficient neural stimulation

  • US 20030187490A1
  • Filed: 03/28/2002
  • Published: 10/02/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An annular electrode configured for macro-scale neural stimulation comprising:

  • a substrate configured to be implanted in a human body;

    an inner contact carried by the substrate; and

    a first outer contact carried by the substrate, the first outer contact being annular and surrounding the inner contact, wherein an area enclosed by the first outer contact is many times greater than a neural cell body area.

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