The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2007
Applicants:
Matthias Merz, Leuven, BE;
Youri V. Ponomarev, Leuven, BE;
Remco H. W. Pijnenburg, Hoogeloon, NL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides an implantable multi-electrode device () and related methods and apparatuses. In one embodiment, the invention includes an implantable device () comprising: an assembly block (); and a plurality of leads () radiating from the assembly block (), each of the plurality of leads () containing at least one electrode (A), such that the electrodes are distributed within a three-dimensional space, wherein the assembly block () includes a barb () for anchoring the assembly block () within implanted tissue.