Patent ID: 9265928
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: A61B,A61N,H05K,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An implantable electrode, comprising: a) an insulator layer; b) an electrically conductive interconnect layer supported by a first portion of the insulator layer, the interconnect layer comprising an interconnect width extending between spaced apart first and second interconnect edges; c) an electrically conductive plug layer supported directly on an upper interconnect surface of the interconnect layer, the plug layer comprising a plug width extending between spaced apart first and second plug edges; d) an electrically conductive electrode layer supported directly on an upper plug surface of the plug layer, the electrode layer comprising an electrode width or diameter extending between spaced apart first and second electrode edges; e) an anchor layer supported by the first portion of the insulator layer and being physically and electrically connected to the electrode layer adjacent to at least one of the first and second electrode edges, wherein the anchor layer comprises at least two anchor portions spaced from the interconnect layer, each anchor portion having an anchor width extending between spaced apart first and second anchor edges; f) a second portion of the insulator layer supported on the first portion of the insulator layer and contacting the plug, g) wherein the second portion of the insulator layer is in an overlaying relationship with the upper interconnect surface and with the upper anchor surface to thereby lock the interconnect and anchor layers between the first and second portions of the insulator layer.