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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2004
Corrinne Stern, Kent, WA (US);
Amy C. Kinsella, Seattle, WA (US);
Bradford C. Fowler, Duvall, WA (US);
Allen Wyler, Seattle, WA (US);
Corrinne Stern, Kent, WA (US);
Amy C. Kinsella, Seattle, WA (US);
Bradford C. Fowler, Duvall, WA (US);
Allen Wyler, Seattle, WA (US);
Northstar Neuroscience, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Apparatuses, devices, and/or systems that may be configured for placement at one or more cortical and/or other neuroanatomical sites to provide electrical stimulation and/or monitor neuroelectric activity within a patient. In one embodiment, an implantable articulated electrode assembly may include an array of electrodes or electrical contacts carried by a support member configured to be implanted or positioned relative to a set of neuroanatomical sites. Various embodiments of the articulated electrode assemblies may comprise multiple portions, segments, paddles, and/or panels having spatially divergent placement capabilities in relation to one another. Such segments or panels may be positioned in a variety of manners relative to each other and/or one or more neuroanatomical sites or locations, which may facilitate establishment of an intended type of stimulation field distribution and/or monitoring configuration.