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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2009
Mark Zdeblick, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Todd Thompson, San Jose, CA (US);
Marc Jensen, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Olivier Colliou, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Angela Strand, San Francisco, CA (US);
Mark Zdeblick, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Todd Thompson, San Jose, CA (US);
Marc Jensen, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Olivier Colliou, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Angela Strand, San Francisco, CA (US);
Proteus Biomedical, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
Implantable stimulation devices are provided. Aspects of the devices include a multiplexed multi-electrode component configured for neural stimulation. The multiplexed multi-electrode component includes two or more individually addressable satellite electrode structures electrically coupled to a common conductor. The satellite structures include a hermetically sealed integrated circuit controller operatively coupled to one or more electrodes. Also provided are systems that include the devices of the invention, as well as methods of using the systems and devices in a variety of different applications.