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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2003
Michael P. Wallace, Fremont, CA (US);
Kamal Ramzipoor, Fremont, CA (US);
Robert J. Garabedian, Mountain View, CA (US);
Robert M. Abrams, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Michael P. Wallace, Fremont, CA (US);
Kamal Ramzipoor, Fremont, CA (US);
Robert J. Garabedian, Mountain View, CA (US);
Robert M. Abrams, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A method of treating a disorder in a patient is provided. The method comprises delivering a stimulation lead within a blood vessel, intralumenally puncturing a wall of the blood vessel to create an exit point, and then introducing the stimulation lead through the exit point into direct contact with tissue the stimulation of which treats the disorder. Optionally, the method comprises implanting a source of stimulation within the patient's body, and then electrically coupling the proximal end of the stimulation lead to the implanted stimulation source. Using the stimulation lead, the tissue can then be stimulated in order to treat the disorder.