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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2017
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Robert Brindley, Delton, MI (US);
John Janik, Hudsonville, MI (US);
Edward Chia-Ning Tang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
James Bernard Dunlop, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Joseph Leland Spangler, Manitou Springs, CO (US);
STRYKER CORPORATION, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of forming an implantable electrode array that includes one or more packaged control modules. A control module is packaged by mounting the module to a substrate and forming a containment ring around the module. A conformal coating is disposed over the surface of the module to cover the carrier. Within the containment ring, the conformal coating hardens to form a non-porous shell around the control module. The one or more packaged control modules are placed in a flexible array. Electrodes that are mounted to or embedded in the flexible carrier are connected to the one or more control modules.