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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2006
Eric H. Bonde, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Eric M. Stetz, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Carole A. Tronnes, Stillwater, MN (US);
James T. Henry, Blain, MN (US);
Eric H. Bonde, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Eric M. Stetz, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Carole A. Tronnes, Stillwater, MN (US);
James T. Henry, Blain, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
An implantable electrical lead for applying stimulation energy to bodily tissue, such as a patient's nervous system, from an external power source. The lead is defined by a distal section, an intermediate section and a proximal section, and includes a lead body, a plurality of insulated wires, and a plurality of connector elements. The lead body includes a plurality of electrodes and an anchoring device. The insulated wires are electrically coupled to the electrodes, respectively. A wire intermediate segment extends proximal the lead body and is characterized as having a non-coiled configuration, terminating at a respective connector element for coupling to an external power source. The wire intermediate segments are extendible through a patient's skin and are sealable relative to the skin. The lead is adapted for providing temporary electrical stimulation to a sacral nerve in a bipolar mode, with the anchoring device inhibiting electrode migration.