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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2007
Michael S. Williams, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Richard S. Stack, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Lynn Elliott, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Colleen Stack N'diaye, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Daniel W. Fifer, Windsor, CA (US);
Michael S. Williams, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Richard S. Stack, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Lynn Elliott, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Colleen Stack N'diaye, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Daniel W. Fifer, Windsor, CA (US);
Synecor LLC, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure describes intravascular systems that may be used for a variety of functions. The elements of the disclosed systems include at least one device body implanted within the vasculature. Electrodes on a lead and/or on the device body itself are used to direct electrical energy to neurological targets. These systems may additionally include one or more fluid reservoirs housing drugs or other agents to be delivered to tissue.