Title:
NEURAL INTERFACE FABRICATION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/218413
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Methods for fabricating implantable cuff electrodes for contacting or at least partially surrounding internal body tissue such as, e.g., nerves, smooth muscles, striated muscles, arteries, veins, ligamental tissues, connective tissues, cartilage tissues, bones, or other similar body tissues, structures and organs are disclosed. An example method includes preparing a substrate including an implantable cuff electrode shape, applying a mold material to the substrate, curing the mold material to form a mold, releasing the mold from the substrate, inserting at least one conductor into the mold that penetrates through the channel of the mold, pressing a formable material into the channel of the mold to form a body of an implantable cuff electrode about the at least one conductor, curing the body of the implantable cuff electrode, and releasing the body of the implantable cuff electrode from the mold.
Inventors:
WALKER DWIGHT SHEROD (US)
CHEW DANIEL (GB)
CHEW DANIEL (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/US2017/037010
Publication Date:
November 15, 2018
Filing Date:
June 12, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
GALVANI BIOELECTRONICS LTD (GB)
International Classes:
A61N1/05
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2013036988A1 | 2013-03-21 | |||
| WO2008025155A1 | 2008-03-06 |
Foreign References:
| US20100168831A1 | 2010-07-01 | |||
| US20060030919A1 | 2006-02-09 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
GROLZ, Edward W. (US)
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