Neural interface device and insertion tools
AssigneeModular Bionics Inc.
InventorsIan Loren Halpern, Mark William Merlo
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Abstract
An implanted neural micro interface device is provided. The device comprises microfilaments of various materials and forms embedded within a body. The microfilaments form interaction sites with surrounding neural tissue at their exit points from the implantable body. The body and filaments are configurable in a multitude of positions to provide increased engagement of a given neural tissue section as well as interaction and closed loop feedback between the microfilament sites. Such configurations allow for a range of recording, stimulating, and treatment modalities for the device within research and clinical settings.
Claims20
A neural microarray, comprising:
- a base member comprising an opening configured for engagement of an insertion tool, wherein the base member comprises a hinged portion;
- a plurality of elongate shafts extending from the base member, the elongate shafts each having a sidewall, a channel therethrough, wherein the shafts are spaced from the hinged portion of the base member, and a plurality of sites in communication with the channel and spaced apart along the sidewall;
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- a plurality of microfilaments housed within the channel of the plurality of elongate shafts and extending proximally from at least the base member and at least one of the microfilaments each extending distally out each of the plurality of sites, the plurality of microfilaments configured to stimulate tissue or record a tissue parameter.
A neural microarray, comprising:
- a base member comprising an opening configured for engagement of an insertion tool;
- a plurality of elongate shafts extending from the base member, the elongate shafts each having a sidewall, a channel therethrough, and a plurality of sites in communication with the channel and spaced apart along the sidewall;
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- a plurality of microfilaments housed within the channel of the plurality of elongate shafts and extending proximally from at least the base member and at least one of the microfilaments each extending distally out each of the plurality of sites, wherein the base member has a major axis that is transverse to the major axis of the plurality of the elongate shafts, wherein a thickness dimension of the base member parallel to the major axis of the plurality of the elongate shafts is no more than about 30 times the average diameter of the plurality of microfilaments, the plurality of microfilaments configured to stimulate tissue or record a tissue parameter.
A neural microarray, comprising:
- a base member comprising an opening configured for engagement of an insertion tool;
- a plurality of elongate shafts extending from the base member, the elongate shafts each having a sidewall, a channel therethrough, and a plurality of sites in communication with the channel and spaced apart along the sidewall;
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- a plurality of microfilaments housed within the channel of the plurality of elongate shafts and extending proximally from at least the base member and at least one of the microfilaments each extending distally out each of the plurality of sites, wherein the base member has a major axis that is transverse to the major axis of the plurality of the elongate shafts, wherein a thickness dimension of the base member parallel to the major axis of the plurality of the elongate shafts is no more than about 10 times the average diameter of the plurality of microfilaments, the plurality of microfilaments configured to stimulate tissue or record a tissue parameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.