发明申请
- 专利标题: COLLAPSIBLE/EXPANDABLE TUBULAR ELECTRODE LEADS
- 专利标题(中): 可拆卸/可扩展的管状电极引线
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申请号: US13230410申请日: 2011-09-12
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公开(公告)号: US20120059446A1公开(公告)日: 2012-03-08
- 发明人: Michael P. Wallace , Robert J. Garabedian
- 申请人: Michael P. Wallace , Robert J. Garabedian
- 申请人地址: US MN Maple Grove
- 专利权人: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
- 当前专利权人: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
- 当前专利权人地址: US MN Maple Grove
- 主分类号: A61N1/375
- IPC分类号: A61N1/375 ; A61N1/36
摘要:
A medical lead and method of treating a patient are provided. The medical lead comprises an electrically insulative tubular membrane, a resilient spring element associated with the insulative membrane, and at least one electrode associated with the insulative membrane. The medical lead is configured to be collapsed into a compact form for percutaneous delivery into the patient, thereby obviating the need to perform an invasive surgical procedure on the patient. The body formed by these elements, when expanded, can be sized to fit within the epidural space of a patient. The patient can be treated by placing the medical lead into a collapsed state by applying a compressive force to the medical lead, percutaneously delivering the collapsed medical lead into the patient adjacent tissue to be treated, and placing the medical lead into an expanded state by releasing the compressive force.