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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2014
Applicant:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Inventors:
Dhonam Pemba, Toluca Lake, CA (US);
William C. Tang, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/04 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); G03F 7/038 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/04001 (2013.01); A61B 5/686 (2013.01); A61N 1/05 (2013.01); G03F 7/038 (2013.01); A61B 2562/028 (2013.01); A61B 2562/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A multielectrode array with a fluidic channel and its method of fabrication are presented here. In accordance with various embodiments, the present invention allows for scalability, reproducibility, and precision dimension control by utilizing a lithography dependent process. In one embodiment, the present invention provides for a microelectrode that is a neural implant, with the microelectrode configured for connection to a fluidic channel. In another embodiment, the fluidic channel may deliver growth factors and/or drugs.