Abstract: A method of securing an antenna assembly to a wearable article includes positioning a template carrying a first antenna at a desired position on the wearable article worn on a body of a patient. The desired position is in proximity to a wireless tissue stimulator implanted within the body. The method further includes marking a location of the desired position of the template against the wearable article, securing a first attachment feature to the wearable article at a mark located at the desired position, and attaching the antenna assembly to the wearable article at the first attachment feature. The antenna assembly includes a second antenna configured to send a signal carrying electrical energy to the wireless tissue stimulator and a housing carrying the second antenna. The housing includes a second attachment feature configured to engage the first attachment feature for positioning the second antenna adjacent the body.

Abstract: A wearable assembly is configured to generate electrical pulses for transmission to an implanted tissue stimulator. The wearable assembly includes a wearable docking device, a plug-in device configured to mate with the wearable docking device, and a pulse generation module. The pulse generation module includes first internal electronics configured to generate the electrical pulses and located within the wearable docking device or within the plug-in device and second internal electronics providing a power source for the first internal electronics and located within the wearable docking device or within the plug-in device. The wearable assembly further includes a pulse transmission cable for transmitting the electrical pulses to a transmission antenna positioned adjacent the implanted tissue stimulator.

Abstract: An implantable electronic device includes a flexible circuit board, one or more circuit components attached to the flexible circuit board and configured to convert electrical energy into electrical pulses, and one or more electrodes attached to the flexible circuit board without cables connecting the electrodes to each other or to the flexible circuit board, the one or more electrodes configured to apply the electrical pulses to a tissue adjacent the implantable electronic device.

Abstract: An implantable electronic device includes a flexible circuit board, one or more circuit components attached to the flexible circuit board and configured to convert electrical energy into electrical pulses, and one or more electrodes attached to the flexible circuit board without cables connecting the electrodes to each other or to the flexible circuit board, the one or more electrodes configured to apply the electrical pulses to a tissue adjacent the implantable electronic device.

Abstract: An implantable tissue stimulator assembly includes a stimulator having a housing, a plurality of electrodes positioned along the housing, and a plurality of tines extending outwardly from the housing. An introducer includes a first barrel including a first base and a hollow first cylinder extending outwardly from the first base. The first cylinder is configured to receive the stimulator for insertion of the stimulator into tissue. A first stylet includes a first handle and a first shaft extending outwardly from the first handle, with the first stylet being received in the first cylinder.

Abstract: A method of securing an antenna assembly to a wearable article includes positioning a template carrying a first antenna at a desired position on the wearable article worn on a body of a patient. The desired position is in proximity to a wireless tissue stimulator implanted within the body. The method further includes marking a location of the desired position of the template against the wearable article, securing a first attachment feature to the wearable article at a mark located at the desired position, and attaching the antenna assembly to the wearable article at the first attachment feature. The antenna assembly includes a second antenna configured to send a signal carrying electrical energy to the wireless tissue stimulator and a housing carrying the second antenna. The housing includes a second attachment feature configured to engage the first attachment feature for positioning the second antenna adjacent the body.

Abstract: An implantable stimulator includes a housing, a plurality of electrodes positioned along the housing, and a printed circuit board positioned along the housing. The printed circuit board includes control circuit components, a plurality of electrode connector pads, an antenna, and a receiver relay positioned along the printed circuit board such that a portion of the receiver relay overlaps with the antenna.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an implantable stimulation device includes providing a circuit board of the implantable stimulation device, the circuit board being equipped with circuit components and an antenna, adhering one or more electrodes to the circuit board, and applying an insulation material to the circuit board such that the insulation material forms a housing that surrounds the circuit board, the circuit components, and the antenna, while leaving the one or more electrodes exposed for stimulating a tissue.

Abstract: An implantable tissue stimulator assembly includes a stimulator having a housing, a plurality of electrodes positioned along the housing, and a plurality of tines extending outwardly from the housing. An introducer includes a first barrel including a first base and a hollow first cylinder extending outwardly from the first base. The first cylinder is configured to receive the stimulator for insertion of the stimulator into tissue. A first stylet includes a first handle and a first shaft extending outwardly from the first handle, with the first stylet being received in the first cylinder.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an implantable stimulation device includes providing a circuit board of the implantable stimulation device, the circuit board being equipped with circuit components and an antenna, adhering one or more electrodes to the circuit board, and applying an insulation material to the circuit board such that the insulation material forms a housing that surrounds the circuit board, the circuit components, and the antenna, while leaving the one or more electrodes exposed for stimulating a tissue.

Abstract: A wearable assembly is configured to generate electrical pulses for transmission to an implanted tissue stimulator. The wearable assembly includes a wearable docking device, a plug-in device configured to mate with the wearable docking device, and a pulse generation module. The pulse generation module includes first internal electronics configured to generate the electrical pulses and located within the wearable docking device or within the plug-in device and second internal electronics providing a power source for the first internal electronics and located within the wearable docking device or within the plug-in device. The wearable assembly further includes a pulse transmission cable for transmitting the electrical pulses to a transmission antenna positioned adjacent the implanted tissue stimulator.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an implantable stimulation device includes providing a circuit board of the implantable stimulation device, the circuit board optionally equipped with circuit components and being electrically connected to an antenna, adhering one or more electrodes to the circuit board, and applying an insulation material to the circuit board such that the insulation material forms a housing that surrounds the circuit board, the optional circuit components and antenna, while leaving the one or more electrodes exposed for stimulating a tissue.

Abstract: An antenna assembly includes a band having an interior layer and an exterior layer, and configured to be wrapped around a portion of a user's body such that the interior layer faces a user's body. A locking assembly includes a first locking portion and a second locking portion, the first and second locking portions being configured to engage one another to secure the band about the user's body. An antenna is positioned between the interior and the exterior layers. A docking port is positioned between the interior and the exterior layers. A circuitry housing is received in the docking port and includes a printed circuit board and a battery. A connector has a first end connected to the printed circuit board and a second end connected to the antenna.

Abstract: A fixation device for securing a catheter to a tissue within a body includes a shaft defining a lumen configured to receive the catheter and multiple anchors disposed along the shaft. Each anchor of the multiple anchors includes multiple protrusive elements that are biased to an extended configuration in which the multiple protrusive elements extend radially from the shaft for engaging the tissue to secure the catheter to the tissue when the catheter is disposed within the lumen. The multiple protrusive elements can be adjusted from the extended configuration to a collapsed configuration in which the multiple protrusive elements are oriented parallel to the shaft.

Abstract: An implantable electronic device includes a flexible circuit board, one or more circuit components attached to the flexible circuit board and configured to convert electrical energy into electrical pulses, and one or more electrodes attached to the flexible circuit board without cables connecting the electrodes to each other or to the flexible circuit board, the one or more electrodes configured to apply the electrical pulses to a tissue adjacent the implantable electronic device.

Abstract: Some implementations provide a method for implanting a neurostimulator system that includes: placing an introducer through an incision site on a patient into an epidural space of the patient, the introducer including a sheath and the patient having a primary area of pain; placing a neurostimulator system through the introducer into the epidural space of the patient, the neurostimulator system comprising an enclosure housing at least one pair of electrodes and at least one passive antenna; advancing the neurostimulator system through the epidural space such that the electrodes are placed at a targeted tissue of the patient; removing the introducer sheath from the epidural space of the patient; adjusting the neurostimulator system enclosure to leave a customized length of the device body enclosure in the epidural space; and anchoring the customized length of the neurostimulator system enclosure in tissue of the patient.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for implanting a passive implantable stimulator device to targeted excitable tissue, such as nerves, for treating chronic pain, inflammation, arthritis, sleep apnea, seizures, incontinence, pain associated with cancer, incontinence, problems of movement initiation and control, involuntary movements, vascular insufficiency, heart arrhythmias, obesity, diabetes, craniofacial pain, such as migraines or cluster headaches, and other disorders. In certain embodiments, a device may be used to send electrical energy to targeted nerve tissue by using remote radio frequency (RF) energy without cables or inductive coupling to power a passive implanted wireless stimulator device. The targeted nerves can include, but are not limited to, the spinal cord and surrounding areas, including the dorsal horn, dorsal root ganglion, the exiting nerve roots, nerve ganglions, the dorsal column fibers and the peripheral nerve bundles leaving the dorsal column and brain.