Patent ID: 9409009
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F,A61N,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A multi-electrode lead comprising: a plurality of electrodes; a plurality of elongate connecting elements, each connecting element having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end of each connecting element being operatively connected to one of the plurality of electrodes, wherein at least two of the connecting elements are secured together in a bundle between the distal and proximal ends, and wherein the electrodes and the distal ends of the connecting elements are separated or readily separable such that the electrodes are adapted to be applied to a plurality of different nerve and/or muscle tissues spaced apart across a region where multiple muscles or multiple nerves interact on a patient; a plurality of protective sheaths, wherein each connecting element is ensheathed separately by at least one of the protective sheaths; a coil sheath, the bundle being ensheathed in the coil sheath; and an outer sheath in the form of a slit tube, wherein the slit tube is closed around the connecting elements with a continuous run longitudinal suture that is aligned longitudinally along the bundle and that is adapted to be easily removed during surgery.