Resources Contact Us Home Browse by: INVENTOR PATENT HOLDER PATENT NUMBER DATE     Electrode contact configurations for an implantable stimulator Image Number 10 for United States Patent #7702385. An exemplary implantable stimulator includes at least one electrode contact array and at least one additional electrode contact. Both the electrode contact array and the additional electrode contact are disposed on an external surface of the stimulator. The electrode contact array includes multiple electrode contacts that are configured to have a first polarity. The additional electrode is configured to have a second polarity. One or more of the electrode contacts disposed on the stimulator are configured to deliver monopolar stimulation and/or multipolar stimulation. Exemplary methods of stimulating a stimulation site within a patient include providing at least one electrode contact array and at least one additional electrode contact. Both the electrode contact array and the additional electrode contact are disposed on an external surface of the stimulator. The electrode contact array includes multiple electrode contacts that are configured to have a first polarity. The additional electrode is configured to have a second polarity. The method further includes applying an electrical stimulation current to the stimulation site via one or more of the electrode contacts that are disposed on the stimulator.       Recently Added Patents Rating speech naturalness of speech utterances based on a plurality of human testers Three-layer web management protocol device emulation Traverse module and optical disc drive utilizing the same High performance DRC checking algorithm for derived layer based rules Method and system for information management Systems and methods for determining blood oxygen saturation values using complex number encoding Method, device and system for transmitting image data over serial signals   Randomly Featured Patents Agricultural tillage implement with improved soil leveler using staggered discs Heat sink for chip stacking applications Ice cutter having injection of low density fluid Capacitively powered radio frequency identification device Calla Lily plant named `Black Star` Method for assigning addresses to memory devices End mill bit Anilide derivative, production and use thereof Semiconductor device having fuse and capacitor at the same level and method of fabricating the same Security pass © 2006-2008 PatentGenius. All Rights Reserved.