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Controllable electrode for deep brain stimulation

US7833191B2 · kind B2 · utility

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3References

14Claims

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Assignee

Biotronik CRM Patent AG · CH

Inventors

Erhard Flach · Berlin, DE
Thomas Doerr · Berlin, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 11, 2009
Grant date	Nov 16, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 14, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M25/0158
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Controllable catheter (10) having an elongated shaft (13) which is subdivided into multiple shaft segments, at least two of which are designed as tilt segments (12) and are each connected to at least one adjustment device, so that they can be tilted about a desired tilt angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the shaft (13), wherein each of the at least one adjustment device is individually controllable and allows individual tilting of a corresponding tilt segment about a desired tilt angle.

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