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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2007
Hubert Cecile Francois Martens, Eindhoven, NL;
Michel Marcel Jose Decre, Eindhoven, NL;
Eugenio Cantatore, Eindhoven, NL;
Hubert Cecile Francois Martens, Eindhoven, NL;
Michel Marcel Jose Decre, Eindhoven, NL;
Eugenio Cantatore, Eindhoven, NL;
Medtronic Bakken Research Center B.V, Maastricht, NL;
Abstract
A stimulation apparatus includes a stimulation lead (), a multiplexer (), a stimulation signal generator (), and a signal detector (). The stimulation lead () includes a plurality of stimulation electrodes () disposed in an array about a distal portion of the lead body (). The arrangement of the electrodes () facilitates the controlled steering of stimulating electrical field () in three dimensions. Four dimensional field steering may also be provided.