Adherent metal oxide coating forming a high surface area electrode
AssigneeSecond Sight Medical Products, Inc.
InventorsDau Min Zhou, Robert J. Greenberg, Neil H. Talbot
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Abstract
An implantable electrode and method for manufacturing the electrode wherein the electrode has a strong, adherent surface coating of iridium oxide or titanium nitride on a platinum surface, which demonstrates an increase in surface area of at least five times when compared to smooth platinum of the same geometry. The iridium oxide coating may be formed on platinum by a physical deposition process, such as sputtering. The process of electroplating the iridium oxide surface coating is accomplished by voltage control processes. A gradient coating of iridium oxide ranging in composition from essentially pure platinum to essentially pure iridium oxide is produced by sputtering.
Claims10
An implantable electrode comprising:
- an electrode body having a substrate surface;
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- a first surface coating on said substrate surface, said first surface coating comprised of platinum gray;
- a second surface coating over said first surface coating, said second surface coating comprised of a gradient composition, said gradient composition further comprised of alternating layers including a plurality of platinum layers and a plurality of iridium oxide layers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.