Electrode configuration for implantable modulator
US8644957B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 28, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF04C2270/0421
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device according to some embodiments may include an implantable flexible carrier and a pair of electrodes located on the carrier. The electrodes may be spaced from each other by a distance greater than 3 mm, and may be configured to cause, when supplied with an electrical signal, a unidirectional electric field sufficient to modulate at least one nerve.
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