Patent ID: 9330944
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: A61N,H01L,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of manufacturing an implantable, bio-compatible, integrated circuit device, comprising the steps of: providing a substrate having a recess formed within the substrate; coupling an input/output device comprising at least one bio-compatible electrical contact to the substrate in the recess; coupling a second device within the substrate; applying a bio-compatible, hermetic insulator to a portion of the input/output device; encapsulating at least a portion of the implantable device, including the input/output device, with an encapsulating layer of bio-compatible material; and electrically and communicatively directly coupling the input/output device to the second device by an interconnect prior to encapsulating the portion of the implantable device, wherein the second device is configured to process a signal to be transmitted by or received from the input/output device via the interconnect; exposing, through the encapsulating layer, the at least one bio-compatible electrical contact of the input/output device, such that a hermetic seal is preserved between the encapsulating layer and the layer of bio-compatible, hermetic insulator material around the at least one exposed bio-compatible electrical contact.