Waveguide neural interface device
First Claim
1. A waveguide neural interface device, comprising:
- a) a neural device configured for implanting in tissue and comprises a neural device sidewall extending from a proximal neural device portion that is connectable to a pulse generator to a distal neural device portion;
b) an array of electrode sites supported by the neural device sidewall, wherein the array of electrode sites are configured to electrically communicate with their surroundings and comprises at least one recording electrode site located on a first face of the distal neural device portion;
c) a first waveguide extending from a proximal first waveguide portion that is connectable to a light source to a distal first waveguide portion having a distal first waveguide end, wherein the distal first waveguide portion is supported by a second face of the distal neural device portion;
d) an aperture extending from the first face through the neural device sidewall to the second face in the distal neural device portion; and
e) a light redirecting element supported by the distal first waveguide portion adjacent to the aperture,f) wherein the light redirecting element serves to redirect light traveling along the distal first waveguide portion through the aperture in the neural device portion to thereby illuminate selectively targeted tissue adjacent to, but in a manner that avoids direct illumination of, the at least one recording electrode site on the first face of the distal neural device portion, and wherein the at least one recording electrode site is configured to sample illuminated tissue.
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Abstract
A waveguide neural interface device including: a neural device implantable in tissue and including an array of electrode sites that electrically communicate with their surroundings, in which the array of electrode sites includes at least one recording electrode site; and a waveguide, coupled to the neural device, that carries light along a longitudinal axis and includes a light directing element that redirects the carried light from the waveguide to illuminate selectively targeted tissue, in which at least a portion of the redirected light is directed laterally away from the longitudinal axis and the recording electrode site is configured to sample illuminated tissue. A method for assembling a waveguide neural interface device is also described.
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75 Claims
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1. A waveguide neural interface device, comprising:
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a) a neural device configured for implanting in tissue and comprises a neural device sidewall extending from a proximal neural device portion that is connectable to a pulse generator to a distal neural device portion; b) an array of electrode sites supported by the neural device sidewall, wherein the array of electrode sites are configured to electrically communicate with their surroundings and comprises at least one recording electrode site located on a first face of the distal neural device portion; c) a first waveguide extending from a proximal first waveguide portion that is connectable to a light source to a distal first waveguide portion having a distal first waveguide end, wherein the distal first waveguide portion is supported by a second face of the distal neural device portion; d) an aperture extending from the first face through the neural device sidewall to the second face in the distal neural device portion; and e) a light redirecting element supported by the distal first waveguide portion adjacent to the aperture, f) wherein the light redirecting element serves to redirect light traveling along the distal first waveguide portion through the aperture in the neural device portion to thereby illuminate selectively targeted tissue adjacent to, but in a manner that avoids direct illumination of, the at least one recording electrode site on the first face of the distal neural device portion, and wherein the at least one recording electrode site is configured to sample illuminated tissue. - 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, 60)
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44. A waveguide neural interface device, comprising:
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a) a neural device configured for implanting in tissue and comprises a neural device sidewall extending from a proximal neural device portion that is connectable to a pulse generator to a distal neural device portion, wherein at least the distal neural device portion extends along a first longitudinal axis; b) an array of electrode sites supported by the neural device sidewall, wherein the array of electrode sites are configured to electrically communicate with their surroundings and include at least one recording electrode site located on a first face of the distal neural device portion; c) a first waveguide extending from a proximal first waveguide portion that is connectable to a light source to a distal first waveguide portion having a distal first waveguide end, wherein the distal first waveguide portion extends along a second longitudinal axis and is supported by a second face of the distal neural device portion in a side-by-side, coaxial relationship; d) a first aperture extending from the first face through the neural device sidewall to the second face in the distal neural device portion; and e) a light redirecting element supported by the distal first waveguide portion adjacent to the first aperture, f) wherein the light redirecting element serves to redirect light traveling along the distal first waveguide portion away from the second longitudinal axis and through the first aperture in the neural device sidewall to thereby illuminate selectively targeted tissue adjacent to, but in a manner that avoids direct illumination of, the at least one recording electrode site on the first face of the distal neural device portion, and wherein the at least one recording electrode site is configured to sample illuminated tissue. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. A waveguide neural interface device, comprising:
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a) a neural device configured for implanting in tissue and comprises a neural device sidewall extending from a proximal neural device portion that is connectable to a pulse generator to a distal neural device portion, wherein at least the distal neural device portion extends along a first longitudinal axis; b) an array of electrode sites supported by the neural device sidewall, wherein the array of electrode sites are configured to electrically communicate with their surroundings and include at least one recording electrode site located on a first face of the distal neural device portion; c) a waveguide extending from a proximal waveguide portion that is connectable to a light source to a distal waveguide portion having a distal waveguide end, wherein the distal waveguide portion extends along a second longitudinal axis and is supported by a second face of the distal neural device portion in a side-by-side, co-axial relationship; d) an aperture extending from the first face through the neural device sidewall to the second face in the distal neural device portion; e) a double-faced circuit board that includes an electrical face having electrical components that interface with the at least one recording electrode site and an optical face having components that interface with the waveguide; and f) a light redirecting element supported by the distal first waveguide portion adjacent to the aperture, g) wherein the light redirecting element serves to redirect light traveling along the distal first waveguide portion away from the second longitudinal axis and through the aperture in the neural device sidewall to thereby illuminate selectively targeted tissue adjacent to, but in a manner that avoids direct illumination of, the at least one recording electrode site on the first face of the distal neural device portion, and h) wherein the at least one recording electrode site is configured to sample illuminated tissue and the circuit-board is configured to transmit information recorded by the recording electrode site to the proximal neural device portion. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75)
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