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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2011
Stephen L. Bolea, Watertown, MN (US);
Thomas B. Hoegh, Edina, MN (US);
Bruce J. Persson, Dresser, WI (US);
Robert E. Atkinson, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Scott T. Mazar, Woodbury, MN (US);
Stephen L. Bolea, Watertown, MN (US);
Thomas B. Hoegh, Edina, MN (US);
Bruce J. Persson, Dresser, WI (US);
Robert E. Atkinson, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Scott T. Mazar, Woodbury, MN (US);
Apnex Medical, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A lead system may include a cuff electrode configured to be implanted on a nerve and including a cylindrical cuff body having a plurality of electrode contacts. The cylindrical cuff body may include a first side with a first longitudinal edge and a second side with a second longitudinal edge. The cylindrical cuff body may also have a proximalmost end surface and a distalmost end surface, wherein the first longitudinal edge includes a proximalmost end and a distalmost end, and the second longitudinal edge includes a proximalmost end and a distalmost end. The lead system may also include first and second lead portions having generally serpentine configurations and a first anchor interposed between the first and second lead portions and configured to be secured relative to a non-nerve body structure. The lead system may also include a connector extending proximally from the second lead portion and configured to electrically connect to an implantable pulse generator.