Probe Device and a Method of Fabricating the Same
First Claim
1. A probe device comprising:
- a flexible probe that is implantable into a biological tissue;
a rigid carrier; and
a biodegradable material received in a recess defined between the flexible probe and the rigid carrier, the biodegradable material bonding the flexible probe and the rigid carrier to each other, wherein the biodegradable material is dissolvable in the biological tissue such that the flexible probe and the rigid carrier are separable and the rigid carrier is removable from the biological tissue, and wherein the biodegradable material is capable of drug delivery upon dissolution.
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Abstract
According to embodiments of the present invention, a probe device is provided. The probe device includes a flexible probe that is implantable into a biological tissue, a rigid carrier, and a biodegradable material received in a recess defined between the flexible probe and the rigid carrier, the biodegradable material bonding the flexible probe and the rigid carrier to each other, wherein the biodegradable material is dissolvable in the biological tissue such that the flexible probe and the rigid carrier are separable and the rigid carrier is removable from the biological tissue, and wherein the biodegradable material is capable of drug delivery upon dissolution. According to further embodiments of the present invention, a method of fabricating a probe device is also provided.
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1. A probe device comprising:
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a flexible probe that is implantable into a biological tissue; a rigid carrier; and a biodegradable material received in a recess defined between the flexible probe and the rigid carrier, the biodegradable material bonding the flexible probe and the rigid carrier to each other, wherein the biodegradable material is dissolvable in the biological tissue such that the flexible probe and the rigid carrier are separable and the rigid carrier is removable from the biological tissue, and wherein the biodegradable material is capable of drug delivery upon dissolution. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of fabricating a probe device, the method comprising:
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forming a flexible probe that is implantable into a biological tissue; forming a rigid carrier; and bonding the flexible probe and the rigid carrier to each other with a biodegradable material between the flexible probe and the rigid carrier, wherein the biodegradable material is received in a recess defined between the flexible probe and the rigid carrier, wherein the biodegradable material is dissolvable in the biological tissue such that the flexible probe and the rigid carrier are separable, and wherein the biodegradable material is capable of drug delivery upon dissolution. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A probe device comprising:
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a flexible probe that is implantable into a biological tissue; a rigid carrier; and polyethylene glycol or sugar candy between the flexible probe and the rigid carrier bonding the flexible probe and the rigid carrier to each other, in which the polyethylene glycol or the sugar candy is dissolvable in the biological tissue such that the flexible probe and the rigid carrier are separable and the rigid carrier is removable from the biological tissue. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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