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US 2019/0197393 A1Published application
Biological neuron to electronic computer interface
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsCHRISTOPHER F. CODELLA, JAMES V. CODELLA, NOEL C. CODELLA, VINCE S. SIU
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a substrate, an array of channels disposed in the substrate, wherein first ends of the channels are exposed to an outside the apparatus, a material disposed in the channel that promotes growth of neural tissue, a plurality of electrodes disposed at second ends of the channels, wherein each channel is aligned with a respective one of the electrodes, and a chip electrically connected to the electrodes.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a substrate;
- an array of channels disposed in the substrate, wherein first ends of the channels are exposed to an outside the apparatus;
- a material disposed in the channel that promotes growth of neural tissue;
- a plurality of electrodes disposed at second ends of the channels, wherein each channel is aligned with a respective one of the electrodes;
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- a chip electrically connected to the electrodes.
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A method comprising:
- recording, by a chip comprising a neural interface having a plurality of micro-channels, axon action potentials of individual axons among a plurality of axons, wherein the axon potentials are correlated to a physical action performed using a prosthetic device;
- generating a first mapping of the recorded axon action potentials to the physical action using the prosthetic device;
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- implementing the first mapping to control the prosthetic device by applying potentials to the individual axons.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.