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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:
Apr. 13, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
John W. Swanson, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Micro Helix, Inc., Portland, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/118 ; H01R 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/118 ; H01R 1/300 ;
Abstract
A method of producing an electrode brain probe assembly, using a flexible substrate comprising a polymeric layer bearing a conductive material coating. Photolithography and electroplating are used to form a set of contacts and conductors on the polymeric layer of the flexible substrate. Also, the flexible substrate is shaped to have a distal end and to be at least 5 mm long, but less than 5 mm wide and less than 1 mm thick.