Patent ID: 9289151
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: A61B,A61N

Claim Text:
1. A neural interface device, which comprises: a) a carrier having a carrier sidewall of a first wall thickness extending along a longitudinal axis from a proximal carrier end of a proximal carrier portion to a distal carrier portion having a distal carrier end; b) a substrate supported on the distal carrier portion; c) at least one electrode supported on the substrate, wherein the electrode is configured for at least one of electrical stimulation of body tissue and sensing of physiological characteristics of the body tissue; d) at least one electrical conductor that extends from the proximal carrier portion to the at least one electrode supported on the substrate, wherein the electrical conductor is electrically connectable to a medical device; and e) at least one deformable segment of the proximal carrier portion intermediate the proximal carrier end and the substrate supported on the distal carrier portion, wherein the at least one deformable segment has a second wall thickness that is less than the first wall thickness of the carrier sidewall to thereby provide the deformable segment being relatively more pliable than the remainder of the proximal carrier portion not provided with the deformable segment, f) wherein the at least one electrical conductor has at least one first coiled segment of a relatively higher coiling density and at least one second coiled segment of a relatively lower coiling density than the first coiled segment, and g) wherein the at least one second coiled segment of the lower coiling density is substantially aligned with the at least one deformable segment of the second wall thickness and the at least one first coiled segment of the higher coiling density is aligned with a relatively less pliable section anywhere along the remainder of the proximal carrier portion not provided with the deformable segment.