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Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022

Filed:

Apr. 30, 2020
Applicant:

Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);

Inventors:

David A. Dinsmoor, St. Paul, MN (US);

Jiashu Li, Mounds View, MN (US);

Andrew L. Schmeling, Holmen, WI (US);

Assignee:

Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61B 5/24 (2021.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/0556 (2013.01); A61B 5/24 (2021.01); A61B 5/686 (2013.01); A61B 5/6877 (2013.01); A61N 1/36071 (2013.01); A61N 1/36139 (2013.01);
Abstract

A lead body is operable to be implanted proximate a target nerve tissue of a patient. A sensing electrode is configured to sense biopotentials over a first partial circumference of the lead body. A stimulation electrode is configured to deliver stimulation energy over a second partial circumference of the lead body. A signal generator is electrically coupled to the stimulation electrode and a sensing circuit is coupled to the sensing electrode. A processor is operable to apply a stimulation signal to the stimulation electrode via the signal generator and, via the sensing circuit, sense an evoked response to the stimulation signal that propagates along a neural pathway.


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