Probe Device and a Method of Fabricating the Same

A method of fabricating a probe device, the method comprising:

• forming a flexible probe that is implantable into a biological tissue;
• forming a rigid carrier;
• and
• bonding the flexible probe and the rigid carrier to each other with a biodegradable material between the flexible probe and the rigid carrier, wherein the biodegradable material is received in a recess defined between the flexible probe and the rigid carrier, wherein the biodegradable material is dissolvable in the biological tissue such that the flexible probe and the rigid carrier are separable, and wherein the biodegradable material is capable of drug delivery upon dissolution.

A probe device comprising:

• a flexible probe that is implantable into a biological tissue;
• a rigid carrier;
• and
• polyethylene glycol or sugar candy between the flexible probe and the rigid carrier bonding the flexible probe and the rigid carrier to each other, in which the polyethylene glycol or the sugar candy is dissolvable in the biological tissue such that the flexible probe and the rigid carrier are separable and the rigid carrier is removable from the biological tissue.