Electrode bundle
First Claim
1. Electrode bundle for implantation by insertion into soft tissue comprising two or more electrodes aligned in parallel with their front ends forming the front end of the bundle and their rear ends forming the rear end of the bundle, each electrode comprising (a) an oblong electrically conducting electrode element having a front end and a rear end, (b) an anchoring element having a free end and an end at which it is joined to the electrode element at the front end or a portion thereof intermediate between the front end and the rear end, the anchoring element forming an angle a with the electrode element of from 0°
- to 60° and
extending in the direction of the rear end thereof, and (c) an element bundling the electrodes disposed between the anchoring element and the rear end.
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Abstract
An electrode bundle for implantation in soft tissue comprises two or more electrodes aligned in parallel. Each electrode comprises an electrode element, an anchoring element joined to the electrode element at a portion intermediate between the front end and the rear end thereof and a means bundling the electrodes disposed between the anchoring element and the rear end. The anchoring element forms an angle a from 0° to 6° with the electrode element and extends in the direction of the rear end thereof. Also disclosed is a stack of electrode bundles, methods for insertion of the bundle and the stack into soft tissue, and their uses.
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1. Electrode bundle for implantation by insertion into soft tissue comprising two or more electrodes aligned in parallel with their front ends forming the front end of the bundle and their rear ends forming the rear end of the bundle, each electrode comprising (a) an oblong electrically conducting electrode element having a front end and a rear end, (b) an anchoring element having a free end and an end at which it is joined to the electrode element at the front end or a portion thereof intermediate between the front end and the rear end, the anchoring element forming an angle a with the electrode element of from 0°
- to 60° and
extending in the direction of the rear end thereof, and (c) an element bundling the electrodes disposed between the anchoring element and the rear end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
- to 60° and
- 16. The electrode bundle of claim 16, comprising a cylindrical core of a non-conducting material at the periphery of which the electrodes are disposed with their electrode elements.
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