Patent ID: 9731114
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61N,H01R,Y10T

Claim:
1. A multichannel brain probe for insertion into the brain of an animal or human for recording and/or stimulating a subject, comprising: (a) a smooth tubular outer insulating shaft having an upper end and a lower end wherein the lower end of said shaft has a sharpened point and wherein said tubular shaft has a plurality of electrode stimulating and recording holes in its outer surface wherein said holes can be placed anywhere along said tubular shaft; (b) a plurality of flexible conducting wires located inside said tubular outer shaft wherein each conducting wire comprises an outer insulating material and an inner conducting wire each wire having one end located in one of said holes and the other end connected to an electrical connector interface; (c) an outer electrical connector interface located at the upper end of said tubular outer shaft electrically connected to one end of said wires; and (d) a medical grade insulating material glue inside the outer tubular shaft, said insulating material glue filling the area inside said outer insulating tube and supporting the wires.