Patents Assigned to Medtronic Uninary Solutions, Inc.
  • Systems and methods including lead and electrode structures sized and configured for implantation in adipose tissue
    Patent number: 8649870
    Abstract: A stimulation electrode assembly comprises an elongated lead sized and configured to be implanted within an adipose tissue region. The lead includes an electrically conductive portion to apply electrical stimulation to nerve or muscle in the adipose tissue region and at least one expandable anchoring structure deployable from the lead to engage adipose tissue and resist dislodgment and/or migration of the electrically conductive portion within the adipose tissue region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Medtronic Uninary Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph J. Mrva, Robert B. Strother, Geoffrey B. Thrope, Julie H. Grill, Maria E. Bennett