Patent ID: 9486621
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: A61N,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of intradurally implanting an electrode assembly in a subject against the spinal cord, comprising: (a) surgically preparing the subject by exposing the dura that surrounds the subject's spinal cord; (b) making an opening in the dura; (c) inserting the electrode assembly though the opening so that a plurality of electrodes on the electrode assembly are placed in direct contact with the surface of the spinal cord at a treatment site inside the dura; (d) securing the electrode assembly such that the electrodes stay in place and the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) filled space is maintained, thereby sustaining direct contact between the plurality of electrodes and the surface of the spinal cord at the treatment site while allowing CSF to flow between the electrode assembly and the dura; and (e) surgically closing the dura around the electrode assembly.