Patent ID: 6214032
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
A microstimulator and insertion system comprising:(a) a microstimulator;(b) a cannula comprising a rigid, dielectric material;(c) a trocar comprising an electrically conductive rod with a sharpened point, wherein said trocar is removably insertable into said cannula, wherein said cannula, with said trocar inserted therein, is removably insertable into the muscle tissue, thereby removably inserting the sharpened point into the muscle tissue;(d) electrical stimulus means for applying electrical stimulus to said trocar; wherein said trocar conducts the electrical stimulus to the muscle tissue; and(e) a blunt-ended push-rod, which is removably insertable into said cannula, for pushing said microstimulator through said cannula and into the muscle tissue.