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Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016

Filed:

Mar. 26, 2012
Applicants:

Joel W. Burdick, Pasadena, CA (US);

Yu-chong Tai, Pasadena, CA (US);

John F. Naber, Goshen, KY (US);

Robert S. Keynton, Louisville, KY (US);

Victor Reggie Edgerton, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Roland R. Roy, Playa Vista, CA (US);

Yury Gerasimenko, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Susan J. Harkema, Louisville, KY (US);

Jonathan Hodes, Louisville, KY (US);

Claudia A. Angeli, Louisville, CA (US);

Mandheerej S. Nandra, Pasadena, CA (US);

Thomas Anthony Desautels, Pasadena, CA (US);

Steven L. Upchurch, Louisville, KY (US);

Douglas J. Jackson, New Albany, IN (US);

Nicholas A. Terrafranca, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);

Yangshen Chen, Louisville, KY (US);

Inventors:

Joel W. Burdick, Pasadena, CA (US);

Yu-Chong Tai, Pasadena, CA (US);

John F. Naber, Goshen, KY (US);

Robert S. Keynton, Louisville, KY (US);

Victor Reggie Edgerton, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Roland R. Roy, Playa Vista, CA (US);

Yury Gerasimenko, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Susan J. Harkema, Louisville, KY (US);

Jonathan Hodes, Louisville, KY (US);

Claudia A. Angeli, Louisville, CA (US);

Mandheerej S. Nandra, Pasadena, CA (US);

Thomas Anthony Desautels, Pasadena, CA (US);

Steven L. Upchurch, Louisville, KY (US);

Douglas J. Jackson, New Albany, IN (US);

Nicholas A. Terrafranca, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);

Yangshen Chen, Louisville, KY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/37 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/0492 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36103 (2013.01); A61B 5/407 (2013.01); A61B 5/4076 (2013.01); A61B 5/4836 (2013.01); A61N 1/0551 (2013.01); A61N 1/0553 (2013.01); A61N 1/36003 (2013.01); A61N 1/36125 (2013.01); A61N 1/36139 (2013.01); A61B 5/0492 (2013.01); A61B 5/1106 (2013.01); A61B 2505/09 (2013.01);
Abstract

Described are devices including stimulation assemblies connectable to a plurality of electrodes. The plurality of electrodes can be configured to connect to a spinal cord at a location below a lesion of the spinal cord. The stimulation assembly can be configured to deliver stimulation to selected ones of the plurality of electrodes when the stimulation assembly is connected to the plurality of electrodes when located below the lesion of the spinal cord. Methods of using the devices are also described.


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