Patent ID: 7076292
Filing Date: 2006-07-11
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A neurostimulation system comprising: a neurostimulator including a processor, a stimulation-pulse generator, and a neurostimulator-opto-electric transducer, the neurostimulator-opto-electric transducer providing coded control information; a neurostimulation lead including a fiber-optic cable and at least two conductors, a lead-opto-electric transducer, an electrode-switching module, and a plurality of electrodes; wherein the lead-opto-electric transducer is coupled via the fiber-optic cable to the neurostimulator-opto-electric transducer and receives the coded control information from the neurostimulator-opto-electric transducer via the fiber optic cable; and wherein the electrode-switching module is coupled to the stimulation-pulse generator and to the lead-opto-electric transducer such that stimulation pulses received from the stimulation-pulse generator over the at least two conductors are directed to at least one of the electrodes based on the coded control information transmitted over the fiber-optic cable.