Probe for medical application
First Claim
1. A probe for registering or influencing tissue activities and properties of chemical samples comprising a substrate having a supporting surface;
- means including a cover layer having a thickness of 0.5 to 10 μ
m. carried on the supporting surface of said substrate, said means and a portion of the supporting surface of said substrate forming a chamber which is bounded on one side by the supporting surface and on an opposed side by a wall of said cover layer which is spaced from the supporting surface by not more than about 30 μ
m., the chamber being closed except for an aperture in the last-named wall which enables communication between the chamber and the exterior of the probe;
an electrode or transducer which is substantially less than 30 μ
m. in thickness carried on the supporting surface of said substrate inside the chamber;
means including a conductor mounted on the probe, inside the chamber, and operable to conduct a signal between said electrode or transducer and registering or influencing circuitry.
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Abstract
A medical probe having at least one transducer or electrode for registering or influencing tissue activities is disclosed. The probe comprises a substrate having a supporting surface and a cover layer which, together, form a chamber bounded on one side by the supporting surface and on an opposed side by a wall of the cover layer. The electrode or transducer is carried on the supporting surface of the substrate. An aperture in the wall of the cover layer provides communication between the exterior of the probe and the chamber. The probe is extremely accurate and selective, and extraneous signals which made prior art probes inaccurate do not detract from the accuracy of probes according to the instant invention.
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24 Claims
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1. A probe for registering or influencing tissue activities and properties of chemical samples comprising a substrate having a supporting surface;
- means including a cover layer having a thickness of 0.5 to 10 μ
m. carried on the supporting surface of said substrate, said means and a portion of the supporting surface of said substrate forming a chamber which is bounded on one side by the supporting surface and on an opposed side by a wall of said cover layer which is spaced from the supporting surface by not more than about 30 μ
m., the chamber being closed except for an aperture in the last-named wall which enables communication between the chamber and the exterior of the probe;
an electrode or transducer which is substantially less than 30 μ
m. in thickness carried on the supporting surface of said substrate inside the chamber;
means including a conductor mounted on the probe, inside the chamber, and operable to conduct a signal between said electrode or transducer and registering or influencing circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- means including a cover layer having a thickness of 0.5 to 10 μ
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10. A probe for registering or influencing tissue activities and properties of chemical samples comprising a substrate having a supporting surface;
- a cover layer;
means supporting said cover layer in a predetermined spaced relationship with the supporting surface of said substrate, said means, said cover layer and a portion of the supporting surface of said substrate forming a chamber which is bounded on one side by the supporting surface and on an opposed side by a wall of said cover layer which is spaced from the supporting surface, the chamber being closed except for an aperture in the last-named wall which enables communication between the chamber and the exterior of the probe, the supporting surface of said substrate being sufficiently large, relative to the size of the aperture, to accommodate an electrode or transducer sufficiently large to minimize recording disturbances;
an electrode or transducer carried on the supporting surface of said substrate inside the chamber, said electrode or transducer being sufficiently large, relative to the size of the aperture, to minimize recording disturbances, and being in a predetermined position relative to the aperture; and
means including a conductor mounted on the probe, inside the chamber, and operable to conduct a signal between said electrode or transducer and registering or influencing circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
- a cover layer;
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23. A probe for registering or influencing tissue activities and properties of chemical samples comprising a substrate having a supporting surface;
- a plurality of cover layers;
means supporting each of said cover layers in a predetermined spaced relationship with the supporting surface of said substrate, said means, said cover layers and a portion of the supporting surface of said substrate forming a plurality of chambers, each of which is bounded on one side by the supporting surface and on an opposed side by a wall of said cover layer which is spaced from the supporting surface, each chamber being closed except for an aperture in the last-named wall which enables communication between the chamber and the exterior of the probe, the supporting surface of said substrate within each of the chambers being sufficiently large, relative to the size of the aperture, to accommodate an electrode or transducer sufficiently large to minimize recording disturbances;
an electrode or transducer carried on the supporting surface of said substrate inside each of the chambers;
means including a conductor mounted on the probe, inside each of the chambers, and operable to conduct a signal between each of said electrodes or transducers and registering or influencing circuitry.
- a plurality of cover layers;
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24. A probe for registering or influencing tissue activities and properties of chemical samples comprising a substrate having a supporting surface;
- means including a plurality of cover layers carried in a predetermined spaced relationship on the supporting surface of said substrate, said means and a portion of the supporting surface of said substrate forming a plurality of chambers, each of which is bounded on one side by the supporting surface and on an opposed side by a wall of one of said cover layers which is spaced from the supporting surface, each chamber being closed except for an aperture in the last-named wall which enables communication between the chamber and the exterior of the probe;
an electrode or transducer carried on the supporting surface of said substrate inside each of the chambers;
means including a conductor mounted on the probe, inside each of the chambers, and operable to conduct a signal between each of said electrodes or transducers and registering or influencing circuitry.
- means including a plurality of cover layers carried in a predetermined spaced relationship on the supporting surface of said substrate, said means and a portion of the supporting surface of said substrate forming a plurality of chambers, each of which is bounded on one side by the supporting surface and on an opposed side by a wall of one of said cover layers which is spaced from the supporting surface, each chamber being closed except for an aperture in the last-named wall which enables communication between the chamber and the exterior of the probe;
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