| US 7,463,917 B2 | ||
| Electrodes for sustained delivery of energy | ||
| Gonzalo Martinez, Mendota Heights, Minn. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 07, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/862,214. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0246002 A1, Nov. 03, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61N 1/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 600—395 [607/119; 607/121; 600/372] | 37 Claims |
| 1. An electrode comprising:
an electrically conductive, monolithic substrate layer;
an elongated electrical conductor having an insulating cover layer and coupled to the conductive substrate layer; and
an electrically non-insulating, coating layer covering the substrate layer, wherein the coating layer provides an increased
overpotential for the electrode in a fluid.
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