Organ mounted electronics

US10820862B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois · US
• Washington University · US

Inventors

• John A. Rogers · Champaign, US
• Igor R. Efimov · Wildwood, US
• Sarah R. Gutbrod · Chesterfield, US
• Lizhi Xu · Shanghai, CN
• Andrew P. Bonifas · Swan Hills, CA
• Richard C. Webb · Okabena, US
• Ahyeon KOH · Champaign, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 2, 2014
• Grant date: Nov 3, 2020
• Expiry date: Dec 28, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N5/0622
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Provided are devices and methods capable of interfacing with biological tissues, such as organs like the heart, in real-time and using techniques which provide the ability to monitor and control complex physical, chemical, biochemical and thermal properties of the tissues as a function of time. The described devices and methods utilize micro scale sensors and actuators to spatially monitor and control a variety of physical, chemical and biological tissue parameters, such as temperature, pH, spatial position, force, pressure, electrophysiology and to spatially provide a variety of stimuli, such as heat, light, voltage and current.