Patent ID: 9662494
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61N,Y10T

Claim:
1. A system for at least one of neurostimulation or neurorecording, the system comprising a probe comprising: at least one lead comprising at least one thin film, wherein the thin film comprises a proximal end and a distal end, the lead further comprising a plurality of electrodes on the distal end of the thin film; and an Advanced Lead Connector (ALC) element comprising means for electronically addressing the plurality of electrodes, a feed-through element, and a plurality of feed-through pins through the feed-through element for connecting the ALC element with the proximal end of the at least one thin film, wherein the proximal end of the thin film and the plurality of feed-through pins through the feed-through element are connected by an interposing element at least partially between the proximal end of the thin film and the plurality of feed-through pins so as to form at least one of an electric or electronic connection between the plurality of electrodes and the ALC element, a first plurality of connections between the proximal end of the thin film and the interposing element defining a first footprint smaller than a second footprint defined by a second plurality of connections between the interposing element and the plurality of feed-through pins through the feed-through element, and wherein the first plurality of connections and the second plurality of connections are disposed at least partially through the interposing element.