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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2004
J. Christopher Flaherty, Topsfield, MA (US);
L. Renée Capachione, Acton, MA (US);
Daniel S. Morris, Stanford, CA (US);
Abraham H. Caplan, Cambridge, MA (US);
Maryam Saleh, Providence, RI (US);
K. Shane Guillory, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
J. Christopher Flaherty, Topsfield, MA (US);
L. Renée Capachione, Acton, MA (US);
Daniel S. Morris, Stanford, CA (US);
Abraham H. Caplan, Cambridge, MA (US);
Maryam Saleh, Providence, RI (US);
K. Shane Guillory, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
BrainGate Co., LLC, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
Abstract
A system and method for a neural interface system with a unique identification code includes a sensor including a plurality of electrodes to detect multicellular signals, an processing unit to process the signals from the sensor into a suitable control signal for a controllable device such as a computer or prosthetic limb. The unique identification code is embedded in one or more discrete components of the system. Internal and external system checks for compatibility and methods of ensuring safe and effective performance of a system with detachable components are also disclosed.