Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080210558 | Electrowetting Pumping Device And Use For Measuring Electrical Activity - The invention relates to a method for pumping through an orifice ( | 09-04-2008 |
20080255646 | Non-rectilinear lead and a system for deep electrical neurostimulation including such a lead - A lead for deep brain electrical stimulation, to be inserted into liquid cavities, such as ventricles, or cysternae or subarachnoidal spaces, the lead comprising: a tubular body of biocompatible material having a side wall defining a lumen, said tubular body being suitable for being inserted over at least a fraction of its length into the inside of a patient's body in order to reach a region for stimulation; electrodes disposed close to a distal end of the tubular body; and a rigid stylet for inserting removably into the lumen of said tubular body; the lead being wherein said tubular body has an equilibrium shape that is not rectilinear, being different from the shape of the stylet and presenting one and only one bend, and that is sufficiently flexible and elastic to follow the shape of said stylet by deforming reversibly when the stylet is inserted into the lumen. A deep electrical neurostimulation system comprising an electrical pulse generator and at least one such lead having its electrodes electrically connected to said generator. | 10-16-2008 |
20090012593 | Multiple electrode lead and a system for deep electrical neurostimulation including such a lead - A lead for deep electrical neurostimulation, the lead comprising:
| 01-08-2009 |
20100161018 | Transcranial Securing Device for Deep Brain Stimulation Leads - A transcranial securing device for deep brain stimulation leads comprising: a principal part for securing inside an opening formed in the cranium of a patient; and at least one first securing part housed inside said principal part; said or each securing part comprises at least one axial bore adapted to allow the passage of one or more deep brain stimulation leads; said or at least one securing part is arranged so as to be capable of passing from a first position in which the lead or leads can slide axially in the respective bores, to a second position in which it grips the lead or leads in the respective bore or bores, preventing said sliding. | 06-24-2010 |
20110184269 | IMPLANTABLE PROBE - An implantable probe for acquiring neural signals or for electrically stimulating neurons, the probe comprising: a support (ES) of flexible polymer material; an inorganic substrate (S′) fastened to said support and having thickness that is sufficiently small to present flexibility comparable to that of the support; at least one electrode (EL) carried by said substrate; and a layer (NC) of conductive material deposited by high temperature growth on a surface of said or each electrode and suitable for improving at least one property thereof selected from: electrical properties; biocompatibility properties; and biostability properties. A method of fabricating such a probe, including making electrodes on said inorganic substrate, thinning it, depositing said conductive layer thereon by growth at high temperature, and subsequently transferring the thinned substrate carrying the coated electrodes onto the support of flexible polymer material. | 07-28-2011 |
20110264166 | MULTIPLE ELECTRODE LEAD AND A SYSTEM FOR DEEP ELECTRICAL NEUROSTIMULATION INCLUDING SUCH A LEAD - A lead for deep electrical neurostimulation, the lead comprising:
| 10-27-2011 |
20120073993 | ELECTROWETTING PUMPING DEVICE AND APPLICATION TO ELECTRIC ACTIVITY MEASUREMENTS - A method for pumping through an orifice of a first substrate, a first volume of liquid in contact with a first hydrophobic surface of said substrate, wherein a pressure variation between the first volume of liquid and a second volume of liquid, located in contact with said orifice and a second hydrophobic surface of said substrate, is achieved by electrowetting. | 03-29-2012 |