Patent ID: 9498620
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: A61N,H01R,H05K,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A pre-electrode, comprising: an outer portion; and a plurality of separated segmented electrodes distributed around a circumference of the pre-electrode and within the outer portion; wherein the pre-electrode is a single, unitary, undifferentiated construct with a ring-shaped exterior and is configured and arranged so that removal of the outer portion results in the remaining portions forming the plurality of separated segmented electrodes, wherein each of the separated segmented electrodes comprises a body and at least one leg extending inwardly from the body, the body defining an external stimulating surface and each of the at least one leg having an outer surface, wherein, for at least one of the at least one leg, the outer surface of the leg forms a non-perpendicular angle with the external stimulating surface of the body, wherein the outer portion and the plurality of segmented electrodes are made of a same conductive material.