| US 7,571,002 B2 | ||
| Portable percutaneous assemblies, systems and methods for providing highly selective functional or therapeutic neuromuscular stimulation | ||
| Geoffrey B. Thrope, Shaker Heights, Ohio (US); Robert B. Strother, Willoughby Hills, Ohio (US); and Joseph J. Mrva, Euclid, Ohio (US) | ||
| Assigned to NDI Medical, LLC, Cleveland, Ohio (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 10, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/545,339. | ||
| Application 11/545339 is a continuation of application No. 10/777771, filed on Feb. 12, 2004, granted, now 7,120,499, filed on Oct. 10, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0032837 A1, Feb. 08, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61N 1/18 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 607—48 [128/907; 601/15; 607/46] | 18 Claims |
| 1. A neuromuscular stimulation assembly comprising
at least one electrode sized and configured for implantation in a targeted neural or muscular tissue region,
a percutaneous lead electrically coupled to the electrode and including an exposed region adapted to be projecting through
an external skin surface of a patient,
a carrier sized and configured to be carried by the patient, the carrier also being sized and configured to hold a power source
that can be released and replaced,
instructions prescribing the release and replacement of the power source according to a preset schedule,
an electronics pod removably carried on-board the carrier, the electronics pod including circuitry configured to generate
a stimulation pulse, and
an electrode connection element carried on-board the carrier that is electrically coupled to the electronics pod, the electrode
connection element being sized and configured to electrically engage at least a portion of the exposed region of the lead
to electrically couple the electrode to the electronics pod to percutaneously apply the stimulation pulse to the tissue region.
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