Neural interface systems and methods

US8428732B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• University of Florida Research Foundation, INC. · US

Inventors

• Toshikazu Nishida · Gainesville, US
• John G. Harris · Preston, US
• Rizwan Bashirullah · Gainesville, US
• Jose C. Principe · Gainesville, US
• Justin Sanchez · Gainesville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 22, 2009
• Grant date: Apr 23, 2013
• Expiry date: Nov 26, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N1/3756
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

In one embodiment, a neural interface system includes an implantable neural probe having a flexible substrate, electrodes that extend from the substrate that are adapted to contact neural tissue of the brain, a signal processing circuit configured to process neural signals collected with the electrodes, and a wireless transmission circuit configured to wirelessly transmit the processed neural signals, and a backend computing device configured to wirelessly receive the processed neural signals, to process the received signals to reconstruct the collected neural signals, and to analyze the collected neural signals.