| 摘要 |
Various embodiments concern wrapping a stimulation cuff around a nerve. The cuff can comprise a main body and at least one electrode. The main body can comprise an inner tab, an outer tab, and an intermediate portion extending between the inner tab and the outer tab, the at least one electrode disposed on the intermediate portion, the main body biased such that the cuff assumes the coiled arrangement. The cuff can be uncoiled by pulling on a first elongate element attached to a first tubular member, the first tubular member encircled within the cuff. The nerve can be engaged with an inner surface of the main body along the intermediate portion while the inner tab is releaseably attached to the first elongate element. The first elongate element can be released to allow the cuff to wrap around the nerve. |
| 主权项 |
1. A cuff stimulation system comprising:
a cuff comprising a main body and at least one electrode, the main body comprising an inner tab, an outer tab, and an intermediate portion extending between the inner tab and the outer tab, the at least one electrode disposed on the intermediate portion, the main body biased to assume a coiled arrangement wherein the inner tab is part of an inner most layer and the outer tab is part of an outer most layer, the cuff configured to be uncoiled from the coiled arrangement; and a tool configured to uncoil the cuff and wrap the cuff around a target, the tool comprising:
a first tubular member, the first tubular member encircled by the cuff when the cuff is in the curled arrangement, the first tubular member rotatable as the cuff uncoils; anda first elongate element attached to first tubular member, the first elongate element configured to pull the first tubular member to uncurl the cuff. |
