US Patent Application No: 2005/0033,393

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Apparatus and method for implanting an electrical stimulation system and a paddle style electrical stimulation lead

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Abstract

In one embodiment, an introducer is provided for implanting an electrical stimulation lead to enable electrical stimulation of nerve tissue. The introducer includes an outer sheath and an inner penetrator. The outer sheath is configured to accommodate insertion of the electrical stimulation lead through the outer sheath and may be inserted into a human body near the nerve tissue. The inner penetrator is removably housed within the outer sheath and includes an inner channel configured to accommodate a guide wire. The inner penetrator may be advanced along the guide wire to a desired location relative to the nerve tissue and removed from the outer sheath leaving the outer sheath substantially in position for insertion of the electrical stimulation lead through the outer sheath into position proximate the nerve tissue.

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Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS, INC.PLANO, TX274

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Daglow, Terry Allen, TX 37 516

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7,740,631 Devices and methods for tissue modification 21 2005
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7,887,538 Methods and apparatus for tissue modification 19 2006
8,430,881 Mechanical tissue modification devices and methods 0 2006
7,938,830 Powered tissue modification devices and methods 16 2006
8,048,080 Flexible tissue rasp 6 2006
7,857,813 Tissue access guidewire system and method 27 2006
8,062,298 Flexible tissue removal devices and methods 8 2007
8,062,300 Tissue removal with at least partially flexible devices 6 2007
7,959,577 Method, system, and apparatus for neural localization 9 2008
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THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (7)
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DAIDALOS SOLUTIONS B.V. (1)
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