Patent ID: 9220897
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. An implantable neural stimulator for modulating neural tissue in a patient, the implantable neural stimulator comprising: an enclosure shaped and configured for delivery into the patient's body through an introducer or needle; one or more electrodes housed within the enclosure and configured to apply one or more electrical impulses to neural tissue; a first antenna housed within the enclosure and configured to receive, wirelessly from a second antenna through electrical radiative coupling, an input signal containing electrical energy, the second antenna being physically separate from the implantable neural stimulator; and a circuit coupled to the first antenna and the electrodes and configured to generate the electrical impulses suitable for modulation of neural tissue soley using the electrical energy contained in the input signal received wirelessly from the second antenna and to supply the electrical impulses to the one or more electrodes.