Biological interface systems with wireless connection and related methods
First Claim
1. A biological interface system comprising:
- a sensor comprising a plurality of electrodes configured to detect multicellular signals emanating from one or more living cells of a patient, the sensor being implanted within the skull of the patient;
a processing unit configured to receive the multicellular signals from the sensor, to process the multicellular signals to produce processed signals, and to transmit the processed signals; and
a controlled device configured to receive the processed signals from the processing unit;
wherein the processing unit comprises a processing unit first portion and a processing unit second portion, and wherein the processing unit first portion is implanted under the scalp on the skull of the patient, and the processing unit second portion is placed above the scalp of the patient at a location proximal to the processing unit first portion.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of a biological interface system and their related methods are disclosed. A biological interface system may include a sensor including a plurality of electrodes configured to detect multicellular signals emanating from one or more living cells of a patient and a processing unit configured to receive the multicellular signals from the sensor, to process the multicellular signals to produce processed signals, and to transmit the processed signals. The system may also include a controlled device configured to receive the processed signals from the processing unit. The processing unit may include a processing unit first portion and a processing unit second portion, where the processing unit first portion is implanted under the scalp on the skull of the patient, and the processing unit second portion is placed above the scalp of the patient at a location proximal to the processing unit first portion.
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1. A biological interface system comprising:
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a sensor comprising a plurality of electrodes configured to detect multicellular signals emanating from one or more living cells of a patient, the sensor being implanted within the skull of the patient;
a processing unit configured to receive the multicellular signals from the sensor, to process the multicellular signals to produce processed signals, and to transmit the processed signals; and
a controlled device configured to receive the processed signals from the processing unit;
wherein the processing unit comprises a processing unit first portion and a processing unit second portion, and wherein the processing unit first portion is implanted under the scalp on the skull of the patient, and the processing unit second portion is placed above the scalp of the patient at a location proximal to the processing unit first portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132)
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133. A method comprising:
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providing a biological interface system for collecting multicellular signals emanating from one or more living cells of a patient and for transmitting processed signals to control a device, the biological interface system comprising;
a sensor comprising a plurality of electrodes configured to detect the multicellular signals; and
a processing unit configured to receive the multicellular signals from the sensor and to process the multicellular signals to produce processed signals;
cutting a hole into the skull of the patient;
inserting the sensor through the hole into a portion of the brain;
creating a recess in the skull;
placing the processing unit in the recess;
detecting the multicellular signals using the sensor;
processing the detected multicellular signals to produce processed signals;
transmitting the processed signals via wireless communication through the scalp. - View Dependent Claims (134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144)
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