Implantable electrode and method of making the same
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1. An implantable electrode, comprising:
- a) a first portion of an insulator layer;
b) an electrically conductive interconnect layer supported by the first portion of the insulator layer, the interconnect layer comprising an interconnect peripheral edge providing an interconnect width or diameter extending between spaced apart first and second interconnect edges;
c) an electrically conductive plug layer supported directly on an upper interconnect surface of the interconnect layer, the plug layer comprising a plug peripheral edge providing a plug width or diameter extending between spaced apart first and second plug edges;
d) a second portion of the insulator layer supported on the first portion of the insulator layer and contacting the plug;
e) an electrically conductive electrode layer supported directly on an upper plug surface of the plug layer, the electrode layer comprising an electrode peripheral edge providing an electrode width or diameter extending between spaced apart first and second electrode edges; and
f) an anchor layer that overlaps only parts of the electrode layer including at least one of the first and second electrode edges, wherein the anchor layer is physically and electrically isolated from the interconnect layer and the plug layer by the insulator layer.
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Abstract
The implantable electrode system of the preferred embodiments includes a conductor, an interconnect coupled to the conductor, an insulator that insulates the interconnect, and an anchor that overlaps a peripheral edge of the electrode layer. The anchor is mechanically interlocked with the insulator. This structure is particularly useful with the electrode layer being a neural interface that is configured to provide either a recording and stimulating function.
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1. An implantable electrode, comprising:
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a) a first portion of an insulator layer; b) an electrically conductive interconnect layer supported by the first portion of the insulator layer, the interconnect layer comprising an interconnect peripheral edge providing an interconnect width or diameter extending between spaced apart first and second interconnect edges; c) an electrically conductive plug layer supported directly on an upper interconnect surface of the interconnect layer, the plug layer comprising a plug peripheral edge providing a plug width or diameter extending between spaced apart first and second plug edges; d) a second portion of the insulator layer supported on the first portion of the insulator layer and contacting the plug; e) an electrically conductive electrode layer supported directly on an upper plug surface of the plug layer, the electrode layer comprising an electrode peripheral edge providing an electrode width or diameter extending between spaced apart first and second electrode edges; and f) an anchor layer that overlaps only parts of the electrode layer including at least one of the first and second electrode edges, wherein the anchor layer is physically and electrically isolated from the interconnect layer and the plug layer by the insulator layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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