Patent ID: 7603153
Filing Date: 2009-10-13
Classification: A61B,A61N,H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A multi-element probe array useable as a sensor and/or for applying a stimulus comprising: a plurality of microfibers extending longitudinally and oriented substantially parallel to form a bundle having a longitudinal axis, each of the plurality of microfibers having a front end, a first subset of the plurality of microfibers defining probe elements and a second subset of the plurality of microfibers defining spacer elements, wherein the front ends of at least one of the probe elements is displaced in a forward position along the longitudinal axis relative to at least one of the spacer elements; an interface element disposed on at least one of the probe elements; and a communication element disposed on at least one of the probe elements and operatively coupled to at least one of the interface elements and configured to communicate a signal between the interface element and another point in the multi-element probe array.