Patent ID: 11895781
Assignee: TULA HEALTH INC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC H  A  G | IPC A  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A device, comprising:
a growth substrate, wherein:
the growth substrate comprises a surface roughness less than or equal to 1 nanometer;
the growth substrate is configured to withstand infiltration at a threshold temperature for a physical vapor deposition (PVD) process or a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process;
the growth substrate comprises an interstitial filler; and
the interstitial filler comprises a rigid material and a flexible material;

a first insulating layer disposed on the growth substrate, wherein the first insulating layer is configured to prevent molecular reaction of a deposition material with the growth substrate during a PVD process or a CVD process;
a conductive layer patterned on the first insulating layer;
a second insulating layer disposed on the conductive layer;
a catalyst layer patterned on the second insulating layer; and
a miniaturized electrode grown on the catalyst layer;
wherein:
the deposition material comprises:
the conductive layer;
the second insulating layer;
the catalyst layer; or
the miniaturized electrode;

the first insulating layer is susceptible to an etching process to remove a portion of the first insulating layer from the growth substrate or the conductive layer;
two patterns are aligned with each other, the two patterns comprising:
a conductive layer pattern;
a catalyst layer pattern; or
a miniaturized electrode pattern, wherein:
the rigid material is disposed within subsets of the miniaturized electrode pattern; and
the flexible material is disposed between the subsets of miniaturized electrode pattern;

the conductive layer is configured to conduct an electrical signal to or from the miniaturized electrode;
the second insulating layer is rendered conductive by an environmental condition for growth of the miniaturized electrode on the catalyst layer;
the second insulating layer enhances growth of the miniaturized electrode on the catalyst layer;
the conductive layer, the second insulating layer, or the miniaturized electrode are removable from the growth substrate; and
the catalyst layer is configured to stimulate growth of the miniaturized electrode during the PVD process or the CVD process.