Implantable electrode assembly having reverse electrode configuration
US7395119B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 19, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/3956
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for generating an electric field inside a patient include at least a first electrode and a second electrode on a common implantable substrate. Each of the electrodes has a respective proximal end and a respective distal end. Electrical energy can be applied that causes electrical current to flow simultaneously through the first and second electrodes preferentially from the proximal end of one electrode to the distal end of the other electrode.
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