Placement of neural stimulators
US10149976B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 7, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/3756
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for implanting a wireless neural stimulator device, the method including: making a surgical incision or a percutaneous opening on a patient's skin; inserting an assembly of an introducer or needle and a needle stylet through the surgical incision or a percutaneous opening and underneath the patient's skin, the needle stylet mounted in an inner lumen of the introducer or needle; withdrawing the needle stylet from the inner lumen of the introducer or needle when the assembly is in place; inserting the wireless neural stimulator device through an inner lumen of the introducer or needle and into the patient's tissue; and withdrawing the introducer from the surgical incision or percutaneous opening.
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