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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2017
Board of Regents, the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Muthu B. J. Wijesundara, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Ryan Andrew Landrith, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Caleb P. Nothnagle, Arlington, TX (US);
Young-tae Kim, Arlington, TX (US);
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
In one aspect, an apparatus for stimulating and/or monitoring a nerve is described herein. In some embodiments, the apparatus comprises a top substrate layer, a bottom substrate layer in facing opposition to the top substrate layer, and a channel disposed between the top substrate layer and the bottom substrate layer. The apparatus further comprises a plurality of electrodes disposed on one or more interior surfaces of the channel. Additionally, the channel is defined by the top substrate layer, the bottom substrate layer, and a retaining wall extending at least partially between the top substrate layer and the bottom substrate layer. The retaining wall retains the nerve within the channel.