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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2012
Applicants:
Khalil Najafi, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Daniel Egert, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Khalil Najafi, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Daniel Egert, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/04 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/0478 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/685 (2013.01); A61B 5/04001 (2013.01); A61N 1/05 (2013.01); A61B 2562/028 (2013.01); A61N 1/0502 (2013.01); A61N 1/0531 (2013.01); A61N 1/0541 (2013.01); A61N 1/0543 (2013.01);
Abstract
A probe for interfacing with biological tissue includes a shank. A site to receive a signal from or stimulate the biological tissue is deployably connected to the shank. An insulated interconnect is connected to the site to guide signals or a fluid between the site and the shank. An actuator displaces the site away from a protected position on the shank to a deployed position in the biological tissue to be monitored or stimulated by the site.