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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2010
Applicants:
Anthony W. Cowley, Houston, TX (US);
Robert J. Chilton, Austin, TX (US);
Saadat Hussain, Houston, TX (US);
David L. Thompson, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Anthony W. Cowley, Houston, TX (US);
Robert J. Chilton, Austin, TX (US);
Saadat Hussain, Houston, TX (US);
David L. Thompson, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Cyberonics, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A lead for an implantable device includes a flexible, implantable tether, electrically connectable to an implantable device, and a plurality of control elements, disposed along the tether. The control elements are electrically interconnectable to the implantable device and configured to transmit one of power and communication signals thereto.