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Implantable cuff electrode

US10898092B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

CorTec GmbH · US

Inventors

Martin Schüttler · Emmendingen, DE
Juan Sebastian Ordonez · Glückstadt, DE
Jörn Rickert · Glückstadt, DE
Thomas Stieglitz · Freiburg (Elbe), DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 27, 2018
Grant date	Jan 26, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 23, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61N1/3605
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An implantable cuff electrode having a flexible cuff in form of a tube having a longitudinal slot, wherein the longitudinal slot defines a first edge and a second edge on the cuff, wherein a first lip is arranged at the first edge of the longitudinal slot, and a second lip is arranged at the second edge of the longitudinal slot, and wherein the longitudinal slot can be sealed by the first lip and the second lip in that the first lip and the second lip extend at least partially on the cuff jacket of the cuff one lying on top of the other, and the second lip holds the first lip in position by means of a surface pressure onto the cuff jacket.

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