Return Electrode for a Flexible Circuit Electrode Array
    5.
    发明申请
    Return Electrode for a Flexible Circuit Electrode Array 审中-公开
    用于柔性电路电极阵列的返回电极

    公开(公告)号:US20090118805A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-05-07

    申请号:US12168740

    申请日:2008-07-07

    IPC分类号: A61F9/08 A61N1/05

    摘要: In a visual prosthesis electrodes stimulate retinal tissue to induce the perception of light to a user implanted with the prosthesis. The prosthesis must have a return, or common, electrode to make a complete circuit with the retinal tissue. To avoid stimulating tissue with the return electrode, it is advantageous if the electrode is large.The invention involver a flexible circuit electrode array comprising a polymer base layer, metal traces deposited on said polymer base layer, including electrodes suitable to stimulate neural tissue a polymer top layer deposited on said polymer base layer and said metal traces, and a return electrode separate from said stimulating electrodes.The flexible circuit electrode array comprises a secondary coil for receiving visual data; an electronics package electrically coupled to said receiving coil, and a plurality of stimulating electrode electrically coupled to said electronics package.

    摘要翻译: 在视觉假体中,电极刺激视网膜组织以诱导植入假体的使用者对光的感知。 假体必须具有返回或常见的电极以与视网膜组织形成完整的电路。 为了避免用返回电极刺激组织,如果电极很大,则是有利的。 本发明涉及柔性电路电极阵列,其包括聚合物基底层,沉积在所述聚合物基底层上的金属迹线,包括适于刺激沉积在所述聚合物基底层和所述金属迹线上的聚合物顶层的神经组织的电极和分离的回流电极 从所述刺激电极。 柔性电路电极阵列包括用于接收视觉数据的次级线圈; 电耦合到所述接收线圈的电子封装,以及电耦合到所述电子封装的多个刺激电极。

    Cochlear stimulation device
    6.
    发明授权
    Cochlear stimulation device 有权
    人工耳蜗刺激装置

    公开(公告)号:US08874239B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-10-28

    申请号:US12267489

    申请日:2008-11-07

    IPC分类号: A61N1/00 A61N1/05

    CPC分类号: A61N1/0541 A61N1/0472

    摘要: A cochlear stimulation device comprising an electrode array designed to provide enhanced charge injection capacity necessary for neural stimulation. The electrode array comprises electrodes with high surface area or a fractal geometry and correspondingly high electrode capacitance and low electrical impedance. The resultant electrodes have a robust surface and sufficient mechanical strength to withstand physical stress vital for long term stability. The device further comprises wire traces having a multilayer structure which provides a reduced width for the conducting part of the electrode array. The cochlear prosthesis is attached by a grommet to the cochleostomy that is made from a single piece of biocompatible polymer. The device, designed to achieve optimum neural stimulation by appropriate electrode design, is a significant improvement over commercially available hand-built devices.

    摘要翻译: 耳蜗刺激装置包括设计成提供神经刺激所需的增强的电荷注入能力的电极阵列。 电极阵列包括具有高表面积或分形几何形状的电极以及相当高的电极电容和低的电阻抗。 所得电极具有坚固的表面和足够的机械强度以抵抗对于长期稳定性至关重要的物理应力。 该装置还包括具有多层结构的导线迹线,其为电极阵列的导电部分提供减小的宽度。 耳蜗假体通过索环连接到由单一生物相容性聚合物制成的耳蜗切开术。 该设备旨在通过适当的电极设计实现最佳神经刺激,这是相对于市售的手工设备的显着改进。

    Cochlear Stimulation Device
    7.
    发明申请
    Cochlear Stimulation Device 有权
    耳蜗刺激装置

    公开(公告)号:US20090143848A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-06-04

    申请号:US12267489

    申请日:2008-11-07

    IPC分类号: A61N1/05

    CPC分类号: A61N1/0541 A61N1/0472

    摘要: A cochlear stimulation device comprising an electrode array designed to provide enhanced charge injection capacity necessary for neural stimulation. The electrode array comprises electrodes with high surface area or a fractal geometry and correspondingly high electrode capacitance and low electrical impedance. The resultant electrodes have a robust surface and sufficient mechanical strength to withstand physical stress vital for long term stability. The device further comprises wire traces having a multilayer structure which provides a reduced width for the conducting part of the electrode array. The cochlear prosthesis is attached by a grommet to the cochleostomy that is made from a single piece of biocompatible polymer. The device, designed to achieve optimum neural stimulation by appropriate electrode design, is a significant improvement over commercially available hand-built devices.

    摘要翻译: 耳蜗刺激装置包括设计成提供神经刺激所需的增强的电荷注入能力的电极阵列。 电极阵列包括具有高表面积或分形几何形状的电极以及相当高的电极电容和低的电阻抗。 所得电极具有坚固的表面和足够的机械强度以抵抗对于长期稳定性至关重要的物理应力。 该装置还包括具有多层结构的导线迹线,其为电极阵列的导电部分提供减小的宽度。 耳蜗假体通过索环连接到由单一生物相容性聚合物制成的耳蜗切开术。 该设备旨在通过适当的电极设计实现最佳神经刺激,这是相对于市售的手工设备的显着改进。

    Flexible Circuit Electrode Array with Wire or Film Support
    8.
    发明申请
    Flexible Circuit Electrode Array with Wire or Film Support 有权
    带电线或薄膜支架的柔性电路电极阵列

    公开(公告)号:US20080288036A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-11-20

    申请号:US12032627

    申请日:2008-02-15

    IPC分类号: A61N1/04

    摘要: The disclosure relates to a flexible circuit electrode array comprising: a polymer base layer; metal traces deposited on said polymer base layer, including electrodes suitable to stimulate neural tissue; a polymer top layer deposited on said polymer base layer and said metal traces; and at least one support embedded in said array. The disclosure further relates to a flexible circuit electrode array comprising: a polymer base layer; metal traces deposited on said polymer base layer, including electrodes suitable to stimulate neural tissue; a polymer top layer deposited on said polymer base layer and said metal traces; and a folded flexible circuit cable connecting the electrode array with an interconnection pad. The disclosure further relates to a method of making a flexible circuit electrode array comprising: depositing a polymer base layer; depositing metal on said polymer base layer; patterning said metal to form metal traces; depositing a polymer top layer on said polymer base layer and said metal traces; heating said flexible circuit electrode array in a mold to form a three dimensional shape in said flexible circuit electrode array, embedding a support at least in the base layer, top layer or between the base and top layer, and/or folding a flexible circuit cable at least once connecting the electrode array with an interconnection pad the array.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及柔性电路电极阵列,包括:聚合物基层; 沉积在所述聚合物基层上的金属痕迹,包括适于刺激神经组织的电极; 沉积在所述聚合物基底层和所述金属迹线上的聚合物顶层; 以及嵌入在所述阵列中的至少一个支撑。 本发明还涉及一种柔性电路电极阵列,包括:聚合物基层; 沉积在所述聚合物基层上的金属痕迹,包括适于刺激神经组织的电极; 沉积在所述聚合物基底层和所述金属迹线上的聚合物顶层; 以及将电极阵列与互连衬垫连接的折叠柔性电路电缆。 本公开还涉及一种制造柔性电路电极阵列的方法,包括:沉积聚合物基层; 在所述聚合物基层上沉积金属; 图案化所述金属以形成金属痕迹; 在所述聚合物基底层和所述金属迹线上沉积聚合物顶层; 将所述柔性电路电极阵列加热到模具中以在所述柔性电路电极阵列中形成三维形状,至少在基层,顶层或基底与顶层之间嵌入支撑件,和/或折叠柔性电路电缆 至少一次将电极阵列与互连衬垫连接在一起。