Bruce A. Tockman,Juan Gabriel Hincapie Ordonez,Shantha Arcot-Krishnamurthy,Lili Liu
申请号：
US13198505
公开号：
US20120035691A1
申请日:
2011.08.04
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要：
A two-part system for securing and stabilizing a lead at a location within a patients internal jugular vein adjacent a region of the vagus nerve to be stimulated is described. The two-part system includes a lead and a stent-like fixation member that is provided separate from the lead. The stent-like fixation member is used to secure an electrode region of the lead at a location within the internal jugular vein adjacent the vagus nerve. The stent-like fixation member urges the electrode region of the lead against the vessel walls of the internal jugular vein such that at least one electrode is oriented in a direction towards the vagus nerve. In one example, the stent-like fixation member includes a channel sized to receive and retain a portion of the lead therein.
