Apparatus and method for brain fiber bundle microscopy
US9730586B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 5, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2562/0238
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An intracranial implant to position a fiber bundle to a specified region of a brain of an animal. The implant may include a base support to be fixed to a skull of the animal over an orifice drilled in the skull, a hollow conduit arranged through the base support to guide the fiber bundle to the brain of the animal through the drilled orifice and a first locking member arranged on the base support, to cooperate with a ferrule of the fiber bundle, the first locking member configured to lock the fiber bundle to the specified region of the brain of the animal.
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