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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2011
Daryl R. Kipke, Dexter, MI (US);
Takashi Daniel Yoshida Kozai, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Nick Langhals, Haslett, MI (US);
Joerg Lahann, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Nicholas A. Kotov, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Xiaopei Deng, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Paras Patel, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Daryl R. Kipke, Dexter, MI (US);
Takashi Daniel Yoshida Kozai, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Nick Langhals, Haslett, MI (US);
Joerg Lahann, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Nicholas A. Kotov, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Xiaopei Deng, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Paras Patel, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides robust implantable micro-component electrodes that can be used in a variety of medical devices. The medical device may be a neural probe that can monitor or stimulate neural activity in an organism's brain, spine, nerves, or organs, for example. The micro-component electrode has a small physical profile, with ultra-thin dimensions, while having high strength and flexibility. The micro-electrode has an electrically conductive core material, e.g., carbon. The surface of the core material includes one or more electrically conductive regions coated with an electrically conductive material and one or more non-conductive regions having an electrically non-conductive biocompatible polymeric coating. Implantable devices having such micro-components are capable of implantation in an organism for very long durations.