Patent ID: 9220898
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A nerve stimulation system, comprising: a first electrode structure configured to be placed intravascularly, the first electrode structure comprising a first plurality of first electrodes, the first electrodes being electrically discrete from each other; a second electrode structure configured to be placed intravascularly, the second electrode structure comprising a second plurality of second electrodes, the second electrodes being electrically discrete from each other; and a stimulation signal generator operable to transmit stimulation signals to the first and second pluralities of electrodes; wherein at least one of the plurality of first electrodes includes a portion exposed through a corresponding window in an electrically-insulating wall portion of the first electrode structure, and at least one of the plurality of second electrodes includes a portion exposed through a corresponding window in an electrically-insulating wall portion of the second electrode structure.