An improved electrode for establishing electrical contact with a nerve of a patient. This electrical contact may be used to sense neural activity on the nerve or to artificially stimulate it to perform various medical treatments. The electrode has an outer cuff of an insulating material which is sutured...http://www.google.de/patents/US5092332?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5092332 - Steroid eluting cuff electrode for peripheral nerve stimulation
