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Title: Incorporating an optical waveguide into a neural interface

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1331386

An optical waveguide integrated into a multielectrode array (MEA) neural interface includes a device body, at least one electrode in the device body, at least one electrically conducting lead coupled to the at least one electrode, at least one optical channel in the device body, and waveguide material in the at least one optical channel. The fabrication of a neural interface device includes the steps of providing a device body, providing at least one electrode in the device body, providing at least one electrically conducting lead coupled to the at least one electrode, providing at least one optical channel in the device body, and providing a waveguide material in the at least one optical channel.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC52-07NA27344
Assignee:
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, CA)
Patent Number(s):
9,486,641
Application Number:
14/210,260
OSTI ID:
1331386
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2014 Mar 13
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (2)

Waveguide Neural Interface Device patent-application May 2011
Integrated Optical Neural Probe patent-application January 2013