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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
May. 30, 2003
Yves Keravel, Saint-Maur-des-Fosses, FR;
Jean Paul N'guyen, La Varenne St. Hilaire, FR;
Paulus Van Venrooij, Hoensbroek, NL;
Frans L. H. Gielen, Eckelrade, NL;
Thomas E. Cross, Jr., St. Francis, MN (US);
Yves Keravel, Saint-Maur-des-Fosses, FR;
Jean Paul N'Guyen, La Varenne St. Hilaire, FR;
Paulus Van Venrooij, Hoensbroek, NL;
Frans L. H. Gielen, Eckelrade, NL;
Thomas E. Cross, Jr., St. Francis, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A neural lead and method of treating neurological disorders by stimulation of the cerebral cortex of the brain is provided. The lead is designed for reduction of strain between the lead body and the lead paddle caused by the position of the lead body above the cranium and the lead paddle beneath the cranium. The lead is also designed to include a two dimensional chronic electrode array for better stimulation coverage of the target area of the cerebral cortex. A method of treating a neurological disorder by stimulating the cerebral cortex is also presented.