Unique Apparatus and Method for Neural Prosthetic Insertion

Description

The invention relates to apparatus and methods for the surgical implantation into soft tissue of devices, such as (1) prosthetic neural interfaces between computers and the machinery they control and biological tissue, for example neurons and the nodes of Ranvier on axons in nerve bundles, (2) optical fibers for the localized stimulation of neurons and other cell types, and (3) drug delivery catheters, among others.

IP Status

https://patents.google.com/patent/US10350021B2

Quick Facts:
Reference Number
03068
Technology Type
Medical Device
Technology Subtype
Surgical Medical Device
Therapeutic Areas
Neuroscience
Tags
ProstheticsSurgery
Lead Inventor
Xinyan Cui
Department
Bioengineering
All Tech Innovators
Xinyan CuiGary Keith FedderPeter GilgunnTakashi Daniel Yoshida KozaiO. Burak Ozdoganlar Ph.D.Douglas John Weber
Date Submitted
2013-06-06