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US 11,547,440 B2Granted
Cranial access device
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsSteven J. Holmes, Bruce B. Doris, Devendra K. Sadana, Stephen W. Bedell, Jia Chen, Hariklia Deligianni
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Abstract
An access system having a communication component that interfaces with a first device and a second device, where the first device is located inside or on an entity and coupled to a biological organism of the entity, and where the second device is located outside the entity and a controller component that controls a function of the first device, employing the communication component, to provide treatment to the biological organism of the entity coupled to the first device based on a request received from the second device.
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A system, comprising:
- a cranial access device implantable within an opening of a skull of a living being and electrically connected to an implantable neural device locatable within the skull via a wireless connection, wherein the cranial access device comprises:
- a first aperture formed on an internal end of the cranial access device, the first aperture disposed to receive one or more optical cords;
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- a second aperture disposed to receive one or more electrical wires adapted to connect to one or more sensors;
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- an external device that electrically connects with the implantable neural device via magnetic connection technology with the cranial access device, wherein the external device comprises:
- a memory that stores computer executable components;
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- a processor that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer executable components comprise:
- a communication component that facilitates the connection with the cranial access device;
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- a controller component that controls a therapeutic function of the implantable neural device using the connection, wherein an internal layer is adjacent and directly connected to an outer layer and the internal layer is comprised of at least one of sapphire or ceramic material that forms the cavity portion of the cranial access device.
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A method, comprising:
- interfacing, by an external device via magnetic connection technology, with an implantable neural device locatable within a skull of a living being via a cranial access device implantable within an opening in the skull, the implantable neural device being coupled to the cranial access device via a wireless connection, wherein an internal layer is adjacent and directly connected to the outer layer and the internal layer is comprised of at least one of sapphire or ceramic material that forms the cavity portion of the cranial access device;
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- controlling, by the device, a therapeutic function of the implantable neural device based on the interfacing, wherein the controlling comprises controlling illumination of a fiber optic cord that provides illumination of 600-900 nanometers that increases blood flow at an exposed area.
A cranial access device, comprising:
- a housing implantable within an opening through a skull of a living being, the housing comprising an internal end, an external end substantially adapted to be positioned flush under the skin that covers the skull, and a cavity portion that extends from the internal end to the external end;
- an internal connection surface located on the internal end and that electrically connects with an implanted neural device locatable within the skull via a wireless technology;
- an external connection surface located on the external end and that electrically connects with an external device locatable outside the skull;
- a binding material formed on a surface of the cavity portion adapted to bind the surface to bone within the opening, wherein the binding material comprises a stem cell material;
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- one or more fiber optic cords that extend through the cavity portion and emit light and enable photovoltaic charging of one or more neuro devices, wherein an internal layer of the housing is adjacent and directly connected to an outer layer of the housing and the internal layer is comprised of at least one of sapphire or ceramic material that forms the cavity portion of the cranial access device.
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A method, comprising:
- constructing a cranial access device adapted to be inserted within an opening in a skull of a living being, to connect one or more electrical devices located inside the skull with an external device located outside of the skull, and communicate with the one or more electrical devices via a wireless connection and with the external device, wherein the cranial access device comprises a fiber optic cord to emit light and a light component coupled to an end of the fiber optic cord;
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- applying a stem cell material to a surface of the cranial access device that binds the surface to bone within the opening, wherein an internal layer of the cranial access device is adjacent and directly connected to the outer layer and the internal layer is comprised of at least one of sapphire or ceramic material that forms a cavity portion of the cranial access device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.