Probes having deployable sites and methods for making the same

摘要

A probe for interfacing with biological tissue includes a shank. A site to receive a signal from or stimulate the biological tissue is deployably connected to the shank. An insulated interconnect is connected to the site to guide signals or a fluid between the site and the shank. An actuator displaces the site away from a protected position on the shank to a deployed position in the biological tissue to be monitored or stimulated by the site.

主权项

1. A probe for interfacing with biological tissue, comprising:
a shank having a leading edge defined on the shank, the leading edge to cut a path into the biological tissue and move the biological tissue aside during insertion of the probe into the biological tissue; at least one site to monitor by receiving a signal from or to stimulate the biological tissue, the at least one site deployable from the shank; at least one insulated interconnect connected to the at least one site, to guide electrical signals between the at least one site and the shank; and at least one actuator to displace the at least one site away from a respective protected position defined by a recessed area defined along the shank and defined on the shank to a respective deployed position in the biological tissue to be monitored or stimulated by the at least one site.