Neurological probe and method of using same
First Claim
1. Neurological probe comprising a plurality of stacked electrode elements, each electrode element comprising a strip of electrically non-conductive substrate having incorporated therewith a first electrode for providing an electrical current and a second electrode for recording electrical activity, wherein the first electrode is a stimulation and/or lesioning electrode and the second electrode is a recording electrode.
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Abstract
A neurological probe has a plurality of stacked electrode elements, each electrode element having stimulation/lesioning and recording electrodes incorporated with a strip of electrically non-conductive substrate. Such a probe is more compact while having a large number of stimulation/lesioning and recording channels.
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- 1. Neurological probe comprising a plurality of stacked electrode elements, each electrode element comprising a strip of electrically non-conductive substrate having incorporated therewith a first electrode for providing an electrical current and a second electrode for recording electrical activity, wherein the first electrode is a stimulation and/or lesioning electrode and the second electrode is a recording electrode.
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17. Method of modulating and/or measuring neurological activity of a nerve cell or tissue comprising:
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bringing a probe into proximity of the nerve cell or tissue, the probe comprising a plurality of stacked electrode elements, each electrode element comprising a strip of electrically non-conductive substrate having incorporated therewith a first electrode for providing an electrical current and a second electrode for recording electrical activity, wherein the first electrode is a stimulation and/or lesioning electrode and the second electrode is a recording electrode; and
,determining electrical current generated in the second electrode to measure neurological activity of the nerve cell or tissue, and/or providing electrical current to the first electrode to stimulate or lesion the nerve cell or tissue. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. Method of treating a neurological disorder comprising:
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bringing a probe into proximity of a nerve cell or tissue implicated in the neurological disorder, the probe comprising a plurality of stacked electrode elements, each electrode element comprising a strip of electrically non-conductive substrate having incorporated therewith a first electrode for providing an electrical current and a second electrode for recording electrical activity, wherein the first electrode is a stimulation and/or lesioning electrode and the second electrode is a recording electrode; and
,providing electrical current to the first electrode to stimulate or lesion the nerve cell or tissue. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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