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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2000
Applicant:
Gunnar Magnusson, Arsta, SE;
Inventor:
Gunnar Magnusson, Arsta, SE;
Assignee:
St. Jude Medical AB, Jarfalla, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N001/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A housing for an implantable tissue stimulating device is connectable to an electrode lead having an electrode. A portion of the housing also functions as an electrode. The walls of the housing are shaped so that when a voltage is applied between the electrode at the electrode lead, and the housing electrode, the electric field associated with the voltage has a low field strength in regions at which unwanted stimulation of muscles can occur.