Devices for neural signal transmission
US4878913A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 4, 1987 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2007 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/72
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Devices and methods for transmitting neural signals from a proximal stump of a transected nerve to a prosthetic apparatus are disclosed employing microelectrodes, preferably conductive fiber networks, capable of sensing electrical signals from a nerve and transmitting such signals to a prosthetic apparatus; and a semipermeable guidance channel disposed about the microelectrodes. The channels include an opening adapted to receive the proximal stump of a transected nerve, such that the channel promotes the growth of the stump and the formation of an electrical connection between the transected nerve and the microelectrode.
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