Deep-brain probe and method for recording and stimulating brain activity

US10426362B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · US
• The Francis Crick Institute Limited · GB

Inventors

• Nicholas A. Melosh · Menlo Park, US
• Matt R. Angle · Stanford, US
• Jun Ding · Palo Alto, US
• Andreas Schaefer · Leverkusen, DE
• Mina-elraheb S. Hanna · Palo Alto, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 10, 2015
• Grant date: Oct 1, 2019
• Expiry date: Dec 8, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N1/36067
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A probe suitable for deep-brain recording and stimulation is provided. The probe comprises a wire bundle that includes a plurality of wires, an integrated circuit having a plurality of electrodes, and an interposer that joins the wire bundle and the integrated circuit such that each of the plurality of electrodes is electrically connected with a different wire of the plurality of wires.