Surgery: light – thermal – and electrical application – Light – thermal – and electrical application – Electrical energy applicator
Reexamination Certificate
2006-06-06
2006-06-06
Manuel, George (Department: 3762)
Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application
Light, thermal, and electrical application
Electrical energy applicator
C607S053000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07058455
ABSTRACT:
An interface for selective excitation or sensing of neural cells in a biological neural network is provided. The interface includes a membrane with a number of channels passing through the membrane. Each channel has at least one electrode within it. Neural cells in the biological neural network grow or migrate into the channels, thereby coming into close proximity to the electrodes.Once one or more neural cells have grown or migrated into a channel, a voltage applied to the electrode within the channel selectively excites the neural cell (or cells) in that channel. The excitation of these neural cell(s) will then transmit throughout the neural network (i.e. cells and axons) that is associated with the neural cell(s) stimulated in the channel.
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Fishman Harvey A.
Huie, Jr. Philip
Palanker Daniel V.
Vankov Alexander
Faulcon, Jr. Lenwood
Lumen Intellectual Property Services Inc.
Manuel George
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
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