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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
May. 17, 2012
Arno Aarts, Leuven, BE;
Robert Puers, Blanden, BE;
Arno Aarts, Leuven, BE;
Robert Puers, Blanden, BE;
IMEC, Leuven, BE;
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, K.U. Leuven R&D, Leuven, BE;
Abstract
The present disclosure is related to a method for sharpening the tip of a microprobe, in particular a neural probe or an array of neuroprobes having a common base portion. The probes have a constant thickness and a chisel-shaped tip portion. The probes are attached to the slanted side of a wedge-shaped carrier, with the probe tips placed in close proximity to the edge of the carrier, for example extending over said edge. The base of the carrier is then subjected to a grinding step, possibly followed by a polishing step, so that the probe tips of the probes are ground to form a sharp pointed tip shape.