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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2011
Todd K. Whitehurst, Frazier Park, CA (US);
James P. Mcgivern, Stevenson Ranch, CA (US);
Rafael Carbunaru, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Matthew I. Haller, Valley Village, CA (US);
Tom Xiaohai He, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Kerry Bradley, Glendale, CA (US);
Todd K. Whitehurst, Frazier Park, CA (US);
James P. McGivern, Stevenson Ranch, CA (US);
Rafael Carbunaru, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Matthew I. Haller, Valley Village, CA (US);
Tom Xiaohai He, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Kerry Bradley, Glendale, CA (US);
Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation, Valencia, CA (US);
Abstract
An implantable stimulation device includes a device body; at least one set of partitioned electrodes disposed on a portion of the device body and configured and arranged for application of electrical stimulation to adjacent tissue; and insulating material separating the partitioned electrodes from each other. Each set of partitioned electrodes includes a plurality of partitioned electrodes disposed around a circumference of the device body. The implantable stimulation device can be configured and arranged so that each of the partitioned electrodes is independently programmable.