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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2009
Applicants:
John H. Erickson, Plano, TX (US);
Scott F. Drees, McKinney, TX (US);
Terry Daglow, Allen, TX (US);
John Connell Munson, Jr., McKinney, TX (US);
Inventors:
John H. Erickson, Plano, TX (US);
Scott F. Drees, McKinney, TX (US);
Terry Daglow, Allen, TX (US);
John Connell Munson, Jr., McKinney, TX (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a percutaneous insertion-capable lead, wherein insertion made through a percutaneous insertion structure. For one embodiment of such lead, the electrode-supporting stimulation portion of the lead includes at least one waisted region, relative to a transverse dimension of the lead, to facilitate lead steerability.