Patent ID: 8954142
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: A61B,A61L,A61N

Abstract:
1. A medical microelectrode for insertion into soft tissue, the medical microelectrode comprising: an electrically conducting elongate electrode body including a first proximal end, and a second distal end, the electrode body comprising: a tip section extending from the distal end; a main body section extending in a proximal direction from the tip section, wherein the tip section, and the main body section are embedded in a first electrode matrix element, which is substantially rigid, biocompatible and soluble or biodegradable in a body fluid; a dissolution retarding layer on the first electrode matrix element; and a second electrode matrix element, different from the first electrode matrix element, the second electrode matrix element positioned such that the first electrode matrix element is positioned between the second electrode matrix element and the electrode main body, wherein at least one the first electrode matrix element and the second electrode matrix element comprises a drug configured to be released upon dissolution or biodegradation of the first electrode matrix element.