| CPC A61N 1/3787 (2013.01) [A61N 1/36053 (2013.01); A61N 1/3606 (2013.01); A61N 1/36125 (2013.01); A61N 1/36142 (2013.01); A61N 1/37205 (2013.01); A61N 1/37235 (2013.01); A61N 1/375 (2013.01); A61N 1/3756 (2013.01); A61N 1/0556 (2013.01); A61N 1/36175 (2013.01)] | 22 Claims |

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1. A leadless, implantable microstimulator device, the device comprising:
a hermetically sealed capsule body;
an electrode saddle on a first side of the capsule body, wherein the electrode saddle comprises an electrode saddle body having a first concave region and a second concave region, wherein the first concave region is separated along the length of the hermetically sealed capsule body by a non-concave gap region from the second concave region, wherein a first electrode is molded into the first concave region and a second electrode is molded into the second concave region; and
an electronic assembly within the sealed capsule body;
wherein the electronic assembly comprises a microcontroller configured to control the application of electrical energy to a nerve held against the electrode saddle by applying energy between the first electrode and the second electrode.
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