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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2014
Pacesetter, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US);
Gene A. Bornzin, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Lalit Venkatesan, Prosper, TX (US);
PACESETTER, INC., Sylmar, CA (US);
Abstract
A neurostimulation (NS) lead configured to provide NS therapy to nervous tissue. The NS lead includes a lead body having an active side and a posterior side that face in generally opposite directions. The NS lead includes an array of electrodes provided on the active side and configured to face the nervous tissue and provide the NS therapy to the nervous tissue. The NS lead also includes a non-planar contour formed in the active side. The non-planar contour includes a plurality of slopes that form a morphological feature. The morphological feature is one of a projection or a depression that extends along a designated path on the active side.