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AssigneeNeuronoff, Inc.
InventorsManfred Franke, Andrew Shoffstall, John W. Sheets, Jr.
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A cured electrode comprising a mixture comprising conductive elements and a carrier which, upon injection into a body, cures from a liquid phase at a first time to a biocompatible solid phase at a second time at or on a target tissue within the body. The cured electrode is capable of being molded around contours of the target tissue so that, after curing, the cured electrode retains the contours of the target tissue. The cured electrode is capable of conducting electricity at a resistance of less than 10 ohm meters in the liquid or the solid phases. Carrier materials include hydgrogel, silicone, bone cement, cyanoacrylate, dental resin and a fibrin mix. The carrier material may also be used to anchor the cured electrode and provide great stability.
An implantable electrode adapted to be injected into a body for electrical interfacing with a target within said body, said implantable electrode comprising a mixture of solid conductive elements and a biocompatible non-conductive carrier, said biocompatible non-conductive carrier is configured to transition from a liquid phase to a solid phase, wherein said mixture is adapted to be injected into the body to the target through at least one needle such that the biocompatible non-conductive carrier of said mixture is in the liquid phase during the injection of the mixture into the body, and wherein the biocompatible non-conductive carrier of said mixture is adapted to transition to the solid phase by a phase transition and cured within the body such that said mixture forms said implantable electrode that is conformable to a three-dimensional shape of contours of the target and adapted to conduct electricity through the conductive elements to the target within the body.
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