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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 20, 1997
Armin Bolz, Erlangen, DE;
Ronald Froehlch, Erlangen, DE;
Martin Stelzle, Reutlingen, DE;
Johannes Schmitt, Bad Camberg, DE;
Anke Diederich, Mainz, DE;
Thorsten Cassier, Idstein, DE;
Roland Wagner, Berlin, DE;
Abstract
An implantable stimulation electrode for use with an implantable tissue stimulator, in particular a pacemaker, defibrillator, bone or neurostimulator, having a metal substrate body and a coating, applied to the substrate body, for reducing the electrode impedance and/or increasing the tissue compatability, in which a ultrathin, specifically functionalized organic coating forming the entire outer surface of the stimulation electrode is provided, which adheres to the underlying surface as a consequence of irreversible physisorption or covalent chemical bonding.