(19)
(11) EP 2 520 327 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
20.07.2016 Bulletin 2016/29

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
06.04.2016 Bulletin 2016/14

(21) Application number: 12166020.3

(22) Date of filing: 27.04.2012
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61N 1/36(2006.01)

(54)

Current steering neurostimulator device with unidirectional current sources

Stromlenkende Neurostimulationsvorrichtung mit unidirektionalen Stromquellen

Dispositif neurostimulateur de direction de courant avec des sources de courant unidirectionnel

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 29.04.2011 US 201113098071

(43) Date of publication of application:
07.11.2012 Bulletin 2012/45

(60) Divisional application:
16153724.6

(73) Proprietor: NUVECTRA CORPORATION
Plano, Texas 75024 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • Trier, Stephen
    Mayfield Heights, OH Ohio 44124 (US)

(74) Representative: Lecomte & Partners 
P.O. Box 1623
1016 Luxembourg
1016 Luxembourg (LU)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A1- 0 247 649
WO-A1-2010/033610
US-A1- 2005 267 546
 WO-A1-00/00251
US-A- 5 895 416
US-A1- 2008 058 901
   
       
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