Implantable wireless neural device

摘要

IMPLANTABLE WIRELESS NEURAL DEVICE Abstract A system for providing an electrical interface to a body, comprising an implantable electrode array, implantable within a body and capable of providing a plurality of communication channels for communicating electrical signals detected in a body; an interface board (1300) electrically coupled to the implantable electrode array for providing a plurality of electrical contacts for the implantable electrode array; an amplifier circuit coupled with the interface board (1300) for processing electrical signals received from the electrode array into data signals; a wireless transceiver coupled to the amplifier circuit for sending and receiving telemetry data between the amplifier circuit and an external-wireless device located outside of the body; a housing external to the body that houses the interface board (1300), the amplifier circuit, and the wireless transceiver; and a percutaneous attachment device, wherein the housing is detachably coupled to the percutaneous attachment device, wherein the implantable electrode array is electrically coupled to the interface board (1300) via the percutaneous attachment device, and wherein the wireless transceiver is capable of sending data from the plurality of communication channels. - 33