Patent ID: 8972026
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
1. A neural interface device, which comprises: a) a carrier, comprising: b) a substrate supported on the distal carrier portion abutting the step; c) at least one electrode supported on the substrate, wherein the electrode is configured for at least one of electrical stimulation of body tissue and sensing of physiological characteristics of the body tissue; d) an electrical conductor that extends from the proximal carrier portion to electrically connect to the at least one electrode, wherein a proximal end of the electrical conductor is electrically connectable to a medical device; and e) at least one deformable segment of the proximal carrier portion intermediate the proximal carrier end and the step, wherein the deformable segment comprises at least one slit extending completely through the first thickness, and wherein the at least one slit provides an open slit space having an open slit length extending from a proximal slit end spaced distally from the proximal carrier end to a distal slit end spaced proximally from the distal carrier end to thereby provide first and second strand portions of the carrier sidewall, the first and second strand portions being intermediate the proximal and distal carrier ends and the third and fourth carrier edges.