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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2008
Sébastien Joucla, Le Bouscat, FR;
Blaise Yvert, Carignan de Bordeaux, FR;
Lionel Rousseau, Le Perreux sur Marne, FR;
Sébastien Joucla, Le Bouscat, FR;
Blaise Yvert, Carignan de Bordeaux, FR;
Lionel Rousseau, Le Perreux sur Marne, FR;
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Paris, FR;
Group Ecole Superieure d'Ingenieurs en Electronique et Electrotechnique, Noisy-le-Grand, FR;
Universite de Bordeaux 1, Talence, FR;
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a device for stimulating living tissue, comprising an array of stimulating microelectrodes that are placed in a defined configuration side by side and able to be selected by applying an electrical signal for stimulation by one of the microelectrodes. According to the disclosure, an additional conducting surface for application against the living tissue, is provided in the vicinity of a defined plurality of sections for local application of microelectrodes, connecting structures being provided for electrical connection between the zones, and the additional conducting surface being also connected to a lead and being formed so as to ensure local stimulation via a microelectrode.