Patent ID: 6163727
Filing Date: 2000-12-19
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
A spinal stimulation electrode comprising:at least one wire lead having a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end being coupleable to an electrical signal generator;a lamina hook having a head and a blade, said blade having an undersurface which seats adjacent to the spinal cord when said lamina hook is mounted to a lamina of a spine;said at least one wire lead being coupled to said lamina hook at the distal end thereof; andsaid lamina hook having at least one electrical contact formed on said underside of said blade, said electrical contact being electrically coupled to said at least wire lead such that when the hook is disposed on a lamina of a spine, with the blade seated adjacent to the spinal cord, the application of an electrical signal to the proximal end of the at least one wire lead causes an electric potential to be applied to the spinal cord.