Patent ID: 9486641
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: A61B,A61N,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of fabricating a neural interface device, comprising the steps of: providing a multilayer device body having a first polymer layer with at least one opening, providing at least one electrode in said at least one opening in said first polymer layer of said device body, providing a second polymer layer of said multilayer device body that includes at least one electrically conducting lead coupled to said at least one electrode, providing a third polymer layer of said multilayer device body that includes at least one optical channel, providing a waveguide material in said at least one optical channel, and providing a fourth polymer layer, wherein said first polymer layer, said second polymer layer, said third polymer layer, and said fourth polymer layer are in a stacked relationship to each other and said first polymer layer provides a top of said multilayer device body and said fourth polymer layer provides a bottom of said multilayer device body.