Systems and methods including lead and electrode structures sized and configured for implantation in adipose tissue

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8649870
APP PUB NO 20080071322A1
SERIAL NO

11980989

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A stimulation electrode assembly comprises an elongated lead sized and configured to be implanted within an adipose tissue region. The lead includes an electrically conductive portion to apply electrical stimulation to nerve or muscle in the adipose tissue region and at least one expandable anchoring structure deployable from the lead to engage adipose tissue and resist dislodgment and/or migration of the electrically conductive portion within the adipose tissue region.

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MEDTRONIC URINARY SOLUTIONS INC710 MEDTRONIC PARKWAY NE MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bennett, Maria E Lyndhurst, US 59 3159
Grill, Julie H Chapel Hill, US 3 180
Mrva, Joseph J Euclid, US 57 6649
Strother, Robert B Willoughby Hills, US 86 8325
Thrope, Geoffrey B Shaker Heights, US 72 9095

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