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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2011
Applicants:
Randy W. Westlund, River Falls, WI (US);
Peter Andrew Crosby, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Dan Sachs, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Randy W. Westlund, River Falls, WI (US);
Peter Andrew Crosby, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Dan Sachs, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Mainstay Medical Limited, Dublin, IE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3468 (2013.01); A61B 90/361 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00907 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320044 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320056 (2013.01); A61N 1/0558 (2013.01);
Abstract
Electrode leads for providing neuromuscular stimulation of the spinal muscles, and methods of implantation of electrode leads, are provided that reduce injury to target muscles, and avoid extended recuperation period, by enabling a clinician to visualize and confirm the implantation site of the electrode leads during an implantation procedure.