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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Norman M. Hill, Bothell, WA (US);
Andreas N. Hadjicostis, West Linn, OR (US);
John W. Swanson, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
MicroHelix, Inc., Portland, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0478 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0478 ;
Abstract
A bio-probe having a base and a tip, and comprising a core of substantially rigid, high-strength material, said core tapering inwardly from the base to the tip and a set of conductors extending longitudinally about said core. In addition, dielectric material, substantially electrically isolates each conductor from its surroundings. Also, a set of apertures is defined by the dielectric material to the set of conductors, thereby defining a set of electrodes.