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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Klaus Kallesoe, Burnaby, CA;
Joaquin A Hoffer, Anmore, CA;
Kevin Strange, Port Moody, CA;
Ignacio Valenzuela, Richmond, CA;
Assignee:
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N / ; A61N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
607118 ; 128639 ; 128642 ;
Abstract
An implantable cuff having an improved closure is disclosed. The closure has a set of small interdigitated tubes lying along the edges of a longitudinal slit opening in the cuff. A rod-like locking member is inserted through the interdigitated tubes to lock the cuff closed. A flexible flap attached to the inside of the cuff electrically and mechanically isolates the interior of the cuff from the exterior. The cuff has particular application as a nerve cuff for recording electrical nerve activity and for electrically stimulating nerves.