Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Combination electrical stimulating and infusion device and method
- Patent Title (中): 组合电刺激和输液装置及方法
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Application No.: US12340092Application Date: 2008-12-19
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Publication No.: US08195307B2Publication Date: 2012-06-05
- Inventor: Bradley D. Vilims
- Applicant: Bradley D. Vilims
- Agency: Sheridan Ross, P.C.
- Main IPC: A61N1/05
- IPC: A61N1/05

Abstract:
A combined electrical and chemical stimulation lead is especially adapted for providing treatment to intervertebral discs. The combination lead may be placed proximate to intervertebral disc cellular matrix and nucleus pulposus tissue to promote tissue regeneration and repair, as well as nociceptor and neural tissue modulation. The stimulation lead includes electrodes that may be selectively positioned along various portions of the stimulation lead in order to precisely direct electrical energy to stimulate the target tissue. The lead also includes a central infusion passageway or lumen that communicates with various infusion ports spaced at selected locations along the lead to thereby direct the infusion of nutrients/chemicals to the target tissue. One embodiment utilizes a dissolvable matrix for infusion as opposed to remote delivery through an infusion pump.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090099613A1 COMBINATION ELECTRICAL STIMULATING AND INFUSION DEVICE AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2009-04-16
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