Batch-fabricated flexible intraocular retinal prosthesis system and method for manufacturing the same
    13.
    发明申请
    Batch-fabricated flexible intraocular retinal prosthesis system and method for manufacturing the same 有权
    分批制造的柔性眼内视网膜假体系统及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060282128A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-12-14

    申请号:US11414139

    申请日:2006-04-28

    IPC分类号: A61N1/00

    摘要: Intraocular retinal prosthesis systems and methods for fabricating the same are provided. In one aspect, fabrication of all or multiple components of a prosthesis device or system are combined into a single monolithic fabrication process. Also, many such entire systems can be fabricated simultaneously in a single microfabrication processing run. A prosthesis device includes a cable region that connects an electrode array region with a power and data management region. The electrode array region includes one or more arrays of exposed electrodes, and the power and data management region includes various power and control elements. The power and data management elements, in one aspect, include an RF coil or coils and circuit arrangements and/or chips configured to provide drive signals to the electrodes via a cable and receive power and signals from the RF coil or coils. Each region includes elements fabricated on or in a single polymer layer during the same fabrication process.

    摘要翻译: 提供了眼内视网膜假体系统及其制造方法。 在一个方面,假体装置或系统的全部或多个部件的制造被组合成单个整体制造工艺。 此外,许多这样的整个系统可以在单个微细加工处理运行中同时制造。 假体装置包括将电极阵列区域与功率和数据管理区域连接的电缆区域。 电极阵列区域包括一个或多个暴露电极阵列,功率和数据管理区域包括各种功率和控制元件。 功率和数据管理元件在一个方面包括RF线圈或线圈以及经配置以通过电缆向电极提供驱动信号并且从RF线圈或线圈接收功率和信号的电路布置和/或芯片。 每个区域包括在相同的制造过程中在单个聚合物层上或在单个聚合物层中制造的元件。

    Implantable mechanical pressure sensor and method of manufacturing the same
    15.
    发明申请
    Implantable mechanical pressure sensor and method of manufacturing the same 有权
    可植入式机械压力传感器及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US20050268722A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-12-08

    申请号:US11148124

    申请日:2005-06-07

    IPC分类号: A61B3/16 G01L7/04 G01L7/08

    摘要: A biocompatible, mechanical, micromachined pressure sensor and methods of manufacturing such a pressure sensor are provided. The pressure sensor of the current invention comprises a high-aspect-ratio curved-tube structure fabricated through a one-layer parylene process. The pressure sensor of the current invention requires zero power consumption and indicates the pressure variation by changes of the in situ in-plane motion of the sensor, which can be gauged externally by a direct and convenient optical observation. In one embodiment, the pressure sensor of the current invention has been shown to work as an IOP sensor for eye implantation where the intraocular in-plane motion of the sensor can be recorded from outside of the eye, such that the intraocular pressure in glaucoma patients can be constantly monitored.

    摘要翻译: 提供生物相容的,机械的,微加工的压力传感器以及制造这种压力传感器的方法。 本发明的压力传感器包括通过一层聚对二甲苯工艺制造的高纵横比弯曲管结构。 本发明的压力传感器需要零功率消耗,并且通过传感器的原位面内运动的变化来指示压力变化,其可以通过直接和方便的光学观察在外部测量。 在一个实施例中,本发明的压力传感器已经被证明可用作眼睛植入的IOP传感器,其中可以从眼睛外部记录传感器的眼内平面内运动,使得青光眼患者的眼内压 可以不断监控。

    MICROFLUIDIC VALVE HAVING FREE-FLOATING MEMBER AND METHOD OF FABRICATION
    17.
    发明申请
    MICROFLUIDIC VALVE HAVING FREE-FLOATING MEMBER AND METHOD OF FABRICATION 有权
    具有自由浮动构件的微流控阀和制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080035875A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-02-14

    申请号:US11837450

    申请日:2007-08-10

    IPC分类号: F16K17/02 B21D53/10

    摘要: Micro check valves having a free-floating member for controlling flow of fluid in microfluidic and biomedical applications and methods of fabrication. A micro check valve includes a valve seat, a valve cap that contacts the valve seat and an untethered floating member that can move between the valve seat and the valve cap. Certain micro check valves have zero cracking pressure and no reverse leakage. Certain other valves may be configured to permit flow of fluid within a pressure range. The floating member can be solid or define an orifice, and the valve seat can have one or two levels. Valves can be configured to allow fluid to flow when the floating member is pushed by fluid against the valve cap or against the valve seat. The valve seat may be silicon or another material that is compatible with micromachining processes, and the valve cap and the floating member may be a polymer such as Parylene.

    摘要翻译: 微型止回阀具有用于控制微流体和生物医学应用中的流体流动的自由浮动部件和制造方法。 微型止回阀包括阀座,接触阀座的阀盖和可在阀座与阀盖之间移动的无阻力浮动件。 某些微型止回阀具有零开裂压力,无反向泄漏。 某些其它阀可以被配置为允许流体在压力范围内流动。 浮动构件可以是固定的或限定孔口,并且阀座可以具有一个或两个水平面。 阀可以被配置为当浮动构件被流体压靠在阀盖或阀座上时流体流动。 阀座可以是硅或与微加工过程相容的另一种材料,阀帽和浮动元件可以是聚合物,例如聚对二甲苯。