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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2012
Bharat S. Joshi, Pineville, NC (US);
Ipsita Acharya, Charlotte, NC (US);
Hitten P. Zaveri, New Haven, CT (US);
Bharat S. Joshi, Pineville, NC (US);
Ipsita Acharya, Charlotte, NC (US);
Hitten P. Zaveri, New Haven, CT (US);
YALE UNIVERSITY, New Haven, CT (US);
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A multielectrode array with fault-tolerance for use in conjunction with a brain implantable device includes a sensor grid composed of a plurality of sensors, the plurality of sensors including primary sensors and spare sensors. The multielectrode array also includes signal processing circuitry associated with the plurality of sensors and a control system associated with the sensor grid for replacing faulty primary sensors with spare sensors.