IMPLANTABLE STIMULATOR WITH AN ELECTRODE ARRAY AND CONFORMABLE SUBSTRATE

• Main Authors: VAN DER ZALM, Maartje, BOERE, Stijn, MARTENS, Hubert, SCHOBBEN, Daniël
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 12.10.2022
• Subjects: CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES; DIAGNOSIS; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; ELECTROTHERAPY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MAGNETOTHERAPY; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL; RADIATION THERAPY; SURGERY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY

The use of neurostimulation leads in the craniofacial region is associated with skin erosion and lead migration. The cylindrical shape and associated thickness of state-of-the-art leads results in the lead eroding through the skin or results in the lead being displaced so that the electrodes no long...