Microfabricated neurostimulation device

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A - Human Necessities

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A61N 1/05 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2743575

Described herein are microelectrode array devices, and methods of fabrication and use of the same, to provide highly localized and efficient electrical stimulation of a neurological target. The device includes multiple microelectrode elements arranged along an elongated probe shaft. The microelectrode elements are dimensioned and shaped so as to target individual neurons, groups of neurons, and neural tissue as may be located in an animal nervous system, such as deep within a human brain. Beneficially, the neurological probe can be used to facilitate location of the neurological target and remain implanted for long-term moni-toring and/or stimulation. Image

L'invention concerne des dispositifs de réseaux de microélectrodes, et leurs procédés de fabrication et d'utilisation, qui sont conçus pour produire une stimulation électrique extrêmement localisée et efficace d'une cible neurologique. Le dispositif comporte plusieurs éléments de microélectrodes disposés le long d'un arbre de sonde allongé. Les éléments de microélectrodes sont dimensionnés et formés de façon à cibler des neurones individuels, des groupes de neurones, et du tissu neural selon la localisation dans un système nerveux animal, par exemple en profondeur dans le cerveau humain. Avantageusement, la sonde neurologique peut servir à faciliter la localisation de la cible neurologique et rester implantée aux fins d'une surveillance et/ou stimulation à long terme.

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