System and method for electrically shielding a microelectrode array in a physiological pathway from electrical noise
AssigneeUniversity of Utah Research Foundation
InventorsGregory Arthur Clark, David J. Warren, Noah M. Ledbetter
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Abstract
A system and method for electrically shielding a physiological pathway from electrical noise is disclosed. The method includes the operation of implanting at least one signal microelectrode into a patient such that the signal microelectrode is proximate to the physiological pathway. An additional operation includes substantially enclosing the microelectrode and a section of the physiological pathway with an electrical shielding wrap. The electrical shielding wrap includes a plurality of holes that enable fluid communication of physiological fluids between an inside and outside of the wrap.
Claims24
An electrically shielded containment system used to substantially block electrical noise at a physiological pathway in a conductive complex physiological solution, comprising:
- at least one signal microelectrode being operable for implantation in the physiological pathway;
- and
- an electrical shielding wrap configured to substantially enclose the at least one signal microelectrode and the physiological pathway sufficient to act as a barrier of undesired electrical signals, wherein the electrical shielding wrap includes a plurality of holes that enable fluid communication of physiological fluids between an inside and outside of the wrap.
A method of electrically shielding a physiological pathway to substantially block electrical noise from the physiological pathway in a conductive complex physiological solution, comprising:
- implanting at least one signal microelectrode into a patient such that the at least one signal microelectrode is proximate to the physiological pathway;
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- substantially electrically shielding the at least one signal microelectrode and a section of the physiological pathway from undesirable electrical signals with an electrical shielding wrap, wherein the electrical shielding wrap includes a plurality of holes that enable fluid communication of physiological fluids between an inside and an outside of the wrap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.