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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 01, 1999
Paul Leonard, Woodinville, WA (US);
Jon M. Bishay, Woodinville, WA (US);
Vertis Neuroscience, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
The invention is a percutaneous electrical therapy system providing electrode axial stability during electrode insertion. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes a control unit; an electrode electrically connectable to the control unit to deliver electrical therapy to a patient, the electrode having a sharp point at a distal end adapted to be inserted into a patient's tissue; and an electrode insertion axial supporter adapted to provide axial support to the electrode during insertion of the electrode into the patient's tissue. The invention also includes an electrode and an electrode insertion axial supporter apart from the control unit.