Abstract: A neural interfacing device is disclosed. The neural interfacing device may include at least one microneedle electrode. The microneedle electrode may have one or more microneedles. The one or more microneedles may be shaped and positioned such that when the neural interfacing device is applied to a nerve, the one or more microneedles penetrate a nerve epineurium without any portion of the microneedle electrode penetrating any nerve axon beyond a depth of 500 micrometers.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 2, 2015
Date of Patent:
March 30, 2021
Assignees:
BIOCIRCUIT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION
Inventors:
Robert J. Butera, Yogi A. Patel, James D. Ross, Swaminathan Rajaraman, Isaac Clements