A system for an addressable body-worn electrode array, comprising a plurality of electrodes in the array, adapted to support easy and consistent positioning of electrical therapy through the electrodes by the therapist that is retained during therapy.

A system and method are provided for a wireless electrical stimulation. The system generally includes at least two electrical stimulation units. Each electrical stimulation unit includes electrodes connected to the unit. The system also includes a transmitter for remotely, wirelessly controlling each of the electrical stimulation units to selectively apply a time-varying electric potential to the electrodes to provide an electrical stimulation to tissue in electrical contact with the electrodes.

An electrically grounded clothing item includes: a grounding wire configured to provide electrical grounding; electrically conductive thread configured to ground the entire garment through the grounding wire; and a conducting connector to which the grounding wire can be electrically connected at a first grounding wire end, the conducting connector configured to hold the grounding wire tightly to the electrically grounded clothing item, the grounding wire electrically connected at a second grounding wire end to an electrical ground.

A shield located within an implantable medical lead may be terminated in various ways at a metal connector. The shield may be terminated by various joints including butt, scarf, lap, or other joints between insulation layers surrounding the lead and an insulation extension. The shield may terminate with a physical and electrical connection to a single metal connector. The shield may terminate with a physical and electrical connection by passing between an overlapping pair of inner and outer metal connectors. The metal connectors may include features such as teeth or threads that penetrate the insulation layers of the lead. The shield may terminate with a physical and electrical connection by exiting a jacket of a lead adjacent to a metal connector and lapping onto the metal connector.

One aspect relates to an electrode-electrical conductor system for a medical device including a) one or more electrically insulated wire(s) or cable(s), wherein the electrical insulation includes electrical conductor one or more partial opening(s), which is/are arranged on one side of the wire(s) or cable(s), and b) one or more electrode(s), which is/are mechanically and electrically connected to the wire(s) or cable(s) via the one or more partial opening(s) arranged on one side of the wire(s) or cable(s) by welding, pressing, swaging, adhesives, brazing, soldering and/or dimples. One aspect also relates to a method for preparing such an electrode-electrical conductor system.

An apparatus, system and method are provided for a wireless electrical stimulation. The apparatus generally includes at least two electrical stimulation units. Each electrical stimulation unit includes electrodes connected to the unit. The apparatus also includes a receiver configured for receiving the one or more control signals from a remote controller for remotely, wirelessly controlling each of the electrical stimulation units to selectively apply a time-varying electric potential to the electrodes to provide an electrical stimulation to tissue in electrical contact with the electrodes. The apparatus generally applies to a foot of a human body.

A lead body for implantation includes at least one segmented electrode with a first electrode segment and a second electrode segment radially positioned about a lumen and electrically isolated from each other. A sectioned hypotube includes a distal end and a proximal end and a first conducting section and a second conducting section each extending between the distal and proximal ends. The first conducting section of the sectioned hypotube is coupled to the first electrode segment adjacent the distal end and the second conducting section of the sectioned hypotube is coupled to the second electrode segment adjacent the distal end.

Paddle leads and delivery tools, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative system is for use with a signal delivery paddle that is elongated along a longitudinal axis, and has a paddle length and a first cross-sectional area distribution that includes a first maxima. The system comprises a delivery tool including a proximal handle and a distal connection portion positioned to removably couple to the signal delivery paddle. The paddle and the delivery tool together have a combined second cross-sectional area distribution along the length of the paddle, with a second maxima that is no greater than the first maxima.

Disclosed herein are wound-healing systems and methods thereof. A wound-healing system can include a wound dressing, a catheter-stabilization device, and an electrical-stimulation means for applying electrical stimulation to heal or protect at least a wound associated with a percutaneous insertion site of a patient. The wound dressing can be configured as an electrode for placement around the wound. The catheter-stabilization device can include an anchor pad and a retainer coupled to the anchor pad. The anchor pad can be configured to adhere to skin of the patient proximate the insertion site. The retainer can be configured to stabilize a catheter assembly while a catheter tube of the catheter assembly is disposed in the insertion site. The electrical-stimulation means can include an electrical power source and an external circuit between the catheter-stabilization device and the wound dressing for applying the electrical stimulation.

A system is described for obtaining the electrical interconnection between an intrinsically extensible conductor (120) and a not intrinsically extensible one (110), or between two intrinsically extensible conductors. The system is particularly applied in the production of devices implantable in the human or animal body, highly conformable and deformable, for neurostimulation and/or neurorecording.