Integrated Delivery and Visualization Tool for a Neuromodulation System
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    发明申请
    Integrated Delivery and Visualization Tool for a Neuromodulation System 有权
    用于神经调节系统的综合交付和可视化工具

    公开(公告)号:US20100168513A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-07-01

    申请号:US12649119

    申请日:2009-12-29

    IPC分类号: A61B1/00 A61N1/372

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for delivering a neurostimulator to a target tissue are provided which may include any number of features. One feature is a delivery tool comprising a handle portion, an elongate shaft comprising a contoured distal portion, a visualization system embedded in the elongate shaft, and an insertion groove on the elongate shaft configured to deploy the neurostimulator. The contoured distal portion can be shaped and configured to maintain contact with a posterior maxilla and elevate a periosteum off of the posterior maxilla to avoid soft tissue dissection. In some embodiments, the neurostimulator is implanted in close proximity to or touching the sphenopalatine ganglion.

    摘要翻译: 提供了将神经刺激器递送到目标组织的方法和装置,其可以包括任何数量的特征。 一个特征是递送工具,其包括手柄部分,细长轴,其包括轮廓远端部分,嵌入在细长轴中的可视化系统,以及细长轴上的插入槽,其构造成展开神经刺激器。 轮廓远端部分可以被成形和构造成保持与后上颌骨的接触并且将骨膜从后上颌骨上提升以避免软组织解剖。 在一些实施例中,将神经刺激器植入到邻近或接触蝶腭神经节。