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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2003
Applicant:
Janusz a Kuzma, Parker, CO (US);
Inventor:
Janusz A Kuzma, Parker, CO (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation, Valencia, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An implantable microdevice includes at least one electrode detachably connected to electronic circuitry housed in an hermetically-sealed micro housing. The micro housing has a length no more than about 10 mm. In one embodiment, the electrode is located at a distal end of an electrode lead, and a proximal end of the electrode lead is removably inserted into a connector that forms part of the micro housing.