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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2006
Applicant:
Gary W. King, Fridley, MN (US);
Inventor:
Gary W. King, Fridley, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/0551 (2013.01); A61N 1/0553 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implantable neurostimulation lead, method and system adapted for tripolar electric simulation and/or field steering. The neurostimulation lead is are adapted to provide an electrode array defining, for example, a plurality of electrode sets that may be used to provide tripolar stimulation and/or electric field steering.