Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120007778 | FLUIDIC CONSTRUCTS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - In various embodiments, an actuating mechanism is employed to displace a conductor disposed within a fluidic channel, thereby reconfiguring an electronic component. | 01-12-2012 |
20120203079 | Wireless, Implantable Electro-Encephalography System - An electro-encephalography system includes an internal device for implantation below a scalp and above a skull of a patient, and an external device to be worn or carried outside the patient's body. The internal device includes a first electrode for receiving neurological signals originating from the patient's brain and a second electrode for receiving artifacts originating from sources other than the patient's brain. The external device includes a processing unit for receiving data from the internal device, mitigating the effects of the artifacts, and determining a neurological state of the patient. A therapy device is included to provide a therapy to the patient based on the patient's neurological state. | 08-09-2012 |
20120287420 | PROBE FOR NEURAL RECORDING AND OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPIC INTERROGATION - In various embodiments, a probe includes at least one shank, optical components disposed within the shank for transmitting light into a sample and collecting light from the sample, and electrical components disposed within the shank for recording an electrical signal from the sample. In certain embodiments, a method includes collecting light from the sample using a first shank of the probe, recording an electrical signal from the sample using a second shank of the probe, and analyzing the collected light and the electrical signal. | 11-15-2012 |
20120299793 | COMPONENTS AND METHODS FOR DESIGNING EFFICIENT ANTENNAE - An antenna features a ground plane having a continuous portion and one or more stubs extending therefrom. | 11-29-2012 |
20140257434 | DISTRIBUTED NEURO-MODULATION SYSTEM WITH AUXILIARY STIMULATION-RECORDING CONTROL UNITS - Systems and methods for modulating a physiological process are provided to enable precise delivery of signals to a predetermined treatment site. The systems may comprise an implantable device and an electrical lead body. The electrical lead body may comprise a plurality of transducer contacts in close proximity to an end of the electrical lead body, and a control unit positioned within the lead body in close proximity to the plurality of transducer contacts. | 09-11-2014 |
20140257435 | DISTRIBUTED NEURO-MODULATION SYSTEM WITH AUXILIARY STIMULATION-RECORDING CONTROL UNITS - Systems and methods for modulating a physiological process are provided to enable precise delivery of signals to a predetermined treatment site. The systems may comprise an implantable device and an electrical lead body. The electrical lead body may comprise a plurality of transducer contacts in close proximity to an end of the electrical lead body, and a control unit positioned within the lead body in close proximity to the plurality of transducer contacts. | 09-11-2014 |
20140273345 | METHODS FOR BONDING A HERMETIC MODULE TO AN ELECTRODE ARRAY - A method for bonding a hermetic module to an electrode array including the steps of: providing the electrode array having a flexible substrate with a top surface and a bottom surface and including a plurality of pads in the top surface of the substrate; attaching the hermetic module to the bottom surface of the electrode array, the hermetic module having a plurality of bond-pads wherein each bond-pad is adjacent to the bottom surface of the electrode array and aligns with a respective pad; drill holes through each pad to the corresponding bond-pad; filling each hole with biocompatible conductive ink; forming a rivet on the biocompatible conductive ink over each pad; and overmolding the electrode array with a moisture barrier material. | 09-18-2014 |
20150216682 | Array of Microelectrodes for Interfacing to Neurons within Fascicles - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for interfacing with nerve fibers, such as axons. Embodiments provide multiple micro-channels, into which individual fascicles of a nerve may be placed, one fascicle per micro-channel. Each micro-channel has an associated set of micro-wire electrodes that penetrate the fascicle in the micro-channel. The micro-wire electrodes are thinner than prior art photolithographed micro-electrode arrays. Consequently, more micro-wire electrodes may interface with a single fascicle, and each micro-wire electrode interfaces with fewer axons, than in the prior art. Multiple rows of micro-channels may be stacked to construct two-dimensional arrays of micro-channels. These embodiments thereby facilitate finer motor control in prosthetic devices, and more granular sensory feedback from prosthetic devices to central nervous systems, than is achievable in the prior art. | 08-06-2015 |