Patent ID: 7231252
Filing Date: 2007-06-12
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A multi-purpose, implantable stimulator for use in an FES system, the stimulator including: a housing, implantable into a patient's body, the housing containing a receiving device and a control unit, the control unit receives signals from the receiving device which, in turn, receives signals transcutaneously from a controller via a transmitter arranged externally of the patient's body, wherein the receiving device is a coil antenna; a retaining means for removably retaining the transmitter in position relative to the housing, wherein the retaining means is retained in position by a cover member which is removably secured to the housing, the cover member forming a first electrode; and a plurality of leads extending from the housing, the leads being arranged in separate bundles of discrete leads, each bundle being associated with a particular site of the patient's body.