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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2012
David S. Pellinen, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jamille Farraye Hetke, Brooklyn, MI (US);
Daryl R. Kipke, Dexter, MI (US);
Kc Kong, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Rio J. Vetter, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Mayurachat Gulari, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David S. Pellinen, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jamille Farraye Hetke, Brooklyn, MI (US);
Daryl R. Kipke, Dexter, MI (US);
Kc Kong, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Rio J. Vetter, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Mayurachat Gulari, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
NeuroNexus Technologies, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
The method of the preferred embodiments includes the steps of providing a base having a frame portion and a center portion; building a preliminary structure coupled to the base; removing a portion of the preliminary structure to define a series of devices and a plurality of bridges; removing the center portion of the base such that the frame portion defines an open region, wherein the plurality of bridges suspend the series of devices in the open region defined by the frame; and encapsulating the series of devices. The method is preferably designed for the manufacture of semiconductor devices, and more specifically for the manufacture of encapsulated implantable electrodes. The method, however, may be alternatively used in any suitable environment and for any suitable reason.