Patent ID: 9409010
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: A61N,B29C,B29L,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An electrode fixing sleeve for fixing an electrode to a tissue portion of a patient, comprising: a fastening portion for fastening the electrode fixing sleeve to the electrode, wherein the electrode fixing sleeve forms a receiving tube for the electrode, said receiving tube extending through the fastening portion in the longitudinal direction of said sleeve, wherein the fastening portion is compressible against a radial direction running perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction, and wherein the fastening portion has a greater rigidity than an adjacent portion of the electrode fixing sleeve, wherein the electrode fixing sleeve comprises a stiffening element which is arranged in the fastening portion and has a greater rigidity than a wall material of the electrode fixing sleeve, wherein the stiffening element is an integral component of the electrode fixing sleeve, wherein the stiffening element is deformable against the radial direction, and wherein deformation of the fixing sleeve against the radial direction causes a uniform reduction of an inner diameter of the stiffening element in the longitudinal direction.