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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2011
William C. Tang, Irvine, CA (US);
James H. Fallon, Irvine, CA (US);
William E. Bunney, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Ryan Langan, Cypress, CA (US);
William C. Tang, Irvine, CA (US);
James H. Fallon, Irvine, CA (US);
William E. Bunney, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Ryan Langan, Cypress, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
A neural probe device includes a housing configured to receive a nerve fiber of a subject and an anchor disposed within the housing and configured to fix the nerve fiber relative to the housing. The device further includes a plurality of actuatable, moveable electrodes disposed in the housing along a length of the nerve fiber, each moveable electrode comprising a plurality of projections containing one or more electrodes thereon, wherein actuation of the moveable electrode causes the moveable electrode to move generally transverse to a long axis of the nerve fiber and penetrate the nerve fiber with the plurality of projections. The device is also optionally configured to inject a growth factor into the nerve fiber to maintain the viability of the nerve fiber.