Nerve cuff, method and apparatus for manufacturing same
First Claim
1. A nerve cuff comprising:
- a wall band member having proximal and distal ends thereof, an inner surface defining a lumen extending between the proximal end and the distal end when said wall band member is in a closed configuration for receiving a nerve therethrough; and
at least one pair of contiguous conductors extending along the inner surface between the proximal end and the distal end, wherein each conductor of the at least one pair of contiguous conductors comprises at least one exposed portion situated between the proximal end and the distal end and wherein the remaining portion of each conductor of the at least one pair of contiguous conductors is insulated, thereby providing at least two electrodes,wherein, when mounting said nerve cuff to a nerve, said electrodes are in electrical communication with the nerve.
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Abstract
A nerve cuff comprising a wall band member having an inner surface defining a lumen when the wall band member is in a closed configuration for receiving a nerve therethrough. At least one longitudinal and contiguous conductor extends within the lumen. The conductor is insulated and has at least one exposed portion thereby providing an electrode. When mounting the nerve cuff to a nerve, each electrode is in electrical communication with the nerve. A multi-channel nerve cuff further comprises a plurality of longitudinal ridges formed on the inner surface with each adjacent pair of ridges defining a longitudinal chamber. Each chamber comprises a respective conductor extending therein. When mounting the multi-channel nerve cuff to the nerve, the ridges abut the nerve providing for each chamber to isolate respective longitudinal portions of the nerve. A method and an apparatus for manufacturing such nerve cuffs are also disclosed.
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36 Claims
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1. A nerve cuff comprising:
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a wall band member having proximal and distal ends thereof, an inner surface defining a lumen extending between the proximal end and the distal end when said wall band member is in a closed configuration for receiving a nerve therethrough; and at least one pair of contiguous conductors extending along the inner surface between the proximal end and the distal end, wherein each conductor of the at least one pair of contiguous conductors comprises at least one exposed portion situated between the proximal end and the distal end and wherein the remaining portion of each conductor of the at least one pair of contiguous conductors is insulated, thereby providing at least two electrodes, wherein, when mounting said nerve cuff to a nerve, said electrodes are in electrical communication with the nerve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A nerve cuff comprising:
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a wall band member having proximal and distal ends thereof, an inner surface defining a lumen extending between the proximal end and the distal end when said wall band member is in a closed configuration for receiving a nerve therethrough; at least one protuberance extending along the inner surface between the proximal end and the distal end; and at least one pair of contiguous conductors mounted to each said protuberance and extending along substantially a full length of the protuberance, wherein each conductor comprises at least one exposed portion situated between the proximal end and the distal end and an insulated remaining portion, and wherein each pair of contiguous conductors provides at least two electrodes; wherein, when mounting said nerve cuff to a nerve, said at least one protuberance provides for said electrodes to be in contact with or at least near the surface of the nerve. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A nerve cuff comprising:
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a wall band member having proximal and distal ends thereof, an inner surface defining a lumen extending between the proximal end and the distal end when said wall band member is in a closed configuration for receiving a nerve therethrough; a plurality of longitudinal ridges formed on said inner surface and extending between the proximal end and the distal end, each adjacent pair of said ridges defining a chamber; at least one protuberance extending between the proximal end and the distal end, each protuberance situated between each adjacent pair of ridges; and at least one and pair of contiguous conductors mounted along essentially a full length of the protuberance, each conductor being insulated and having at least one exposed portion situated between the proximal end and the distal end thereby providing at least one electrode, wherein, when mounting said nerve cuff to the nerve, said ridges abut the nerve providing for each said chamber to isolate respective portions of the nerve situated between each adjacent pair of ridges, each said protuberance providing for each electrode to be in contact with or at least near the surface of the nerve.
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