Patent ID: 7127286
Filing Date: 2006-10-24
Classification: A61K,A61N,C23C,H01L

Abstract:
1. A biocompatible device which communicates electrical signals with tissue in a living body, comprising: an integrated circuit, said integrated circuit comprising a semiconductor substrate having at least one surface on which electronic circuitry is formed; electrodes for contacting the living tissue which are formed on said at least one surface of said semiconductor substrate; means for electrically connecting said stimulator electrodes with said electronic circuitry formed on said at least one surface of said semiconductor substrate; an ultra-nanocrystalline diamond coating that covers all areas of said at least one surface of said semiconductor substrate, except for selected portions of said stimulator electrodes; and means for making electrical connection with and providing operating power to said electronic circuitry formed on said at least one surface of said semiconductor substrate.