Controllable electrode for deep brain stimulation

Details Controllable electrode for deep brain stimulation Controllable electrode for deep brain stimulation

2009-03-11

2010-11-16

Lucchesi, Nicholas D (Department: 3763)

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ABSTRACT:
Controllable catheter (10) having an elongated shaft (13) which is subdivided into multiple shaft segments, at least two of which are designed as tilt segments (12) and are each connected to at least one adjustment device, so that they can be tilted about a desired tilt angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the shaft (13), wherein each of the at least one adjustment device is individually controllable and allows individual tilting of a corresponding tilt segment about a desired tilt angle.

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