Patent ID: 9421359
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: A61N,H05K

Claim Text:
1. A probe for an implantable electro-stimulation device, said probe comprising: a distal end and a proximal end; one or more electrodes on the probe; a shield of conducting material covering a part of the probe, said shield extending from the vicinity of the one or more electrodes towards the proximal end or towards the distal end of the probe; and a layer of insulating material covering part of the shield in the vicinity of the one or more electrodes, wherein an exposed area of the shield not covered by the layer of insulating material is at least one order of magnitude larger than an area of one of the one or more electrodes, and is configured to be a return electrode for electrical stimulation current from the electrodes, and wherein at least a portion of the layer of insulating material covering the part of the shield is between the one or more electrodes and the exposed area of the shield.