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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2012
Euisik Yoon, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Fan Wu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Euisik Yoon, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Fan Wu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A neural probe () is provided for in vivo communication with biological tissue, including stimulating neurons and/or recording neural electrical activity. The probe () may be constructed so that the immune response by the biological tissue in which the device is implanted is reduced over known implantable probes. The probe () can be constructed with a tip () that has a branched configuration, with electrodes () located along each of the branches (). A biodegradable coating () is disposed over at least the tip () of the probe () to provide the probe () with sufficient integrity for insertion into the biological tissue and to degrade after insertion. The biodegradable coating () can have an anti-inflammatory drug or other bioagent distributed therein for localized release of the bioagent to further reduce the immune response.