Flexible artificial nerve plates
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1. An arrangement for electrically contacting nerve bundles and nerve fibers, comprising:
- a flexible, non-conductive, implantable nerve plate for insertion between fascicles of a nerve bundle, said nerve plate have an E-module in a range of from 1,000 to 3,000 N/mm2 and a thickness of less than 50 μ
m;
a plurality of electrodes arranged on opposite sides of said nerve plate; and
a plurality of conducting lines arranged inside said nerve plate and connecting said electrodes to a cable which is integrated with said nerve plate, said cable being connectable to a control and signal receiver unit.
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Abstract
A flexible and non-conductive, artificial, implantable nerve plate has an module of about 3000-1000 N/mm2 and a thickness of <50 μm for placement and insertion between the fascicles of a nerve bundle. Multiple electrodes are arranged on the two sides of the nerve plate, which is connected via conducting lines inside the nerve plate to a cable integrated with the nerve plate; and the cable is connectable to a control and signal receiver unit.
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1. An arrangement for electrically contacting nerve bundles and nerve fibers, comprising:
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a flexible, non-conductive, implantable nerve plate for insertion between fascicles of a nerve bundle, said nerve plate have an E-module in a range of from 1,000 to 3,000 N/mm2 and a thickness of less than 50 μ
m;a plurality of electrodes arranged on opposite sides of said nerve plate; and a plurality of conducting lines arranged inside said nerve plate and connecting said electrodes to a cable which is integrated with said nerve plate, said cable being connectable to a control and signal receiver unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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