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Electrode assembly for nerve control

  • US 20050038490A1
  • Filed: 09/23/2004
  • Published: 02/17/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Apparatus for applying current to a nerve, comprising:

  • a cathode, adapted to be placed in a vicinity of a cathodic longitudinal site of the nerve and to apply a cathodic current to the nerve;

    a primary inhibiting anode, adapted to be placed in a vicinity of a primary anodal longitudinal site of the nerve and to apply a primary anodal current to the nerve; and

    a secondary inhibiting anode, adapted to be placed in a vicinity of a secondary anodal longitudinal site of the nerve and to apply a secondary anodal current to the nerve, the secondary anodal longitudinal site being closer to the primary anodal longitudinal site than to the cathodic longitudinal site.

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