Patent ID: 7774053
Filing Date: 2010-08-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A neural probe array for subdural implantation to record intracranial field potentials in a brain, comprising: a base having first and second sides and a plurality of apertures extending therebetween, each aperture extending along a corresponding axis and having a first end communicating with the first side of the base and a second end communicating with a second side of the base; a plurality of contacts laterally spaced from each axis along which the plurality of apertures extend and being positioned along the first side of the base for recording the field potentials, the contacts: a plurality of conductors, each conductor having a first end operatively connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of contacts and a second opposite end; wherein: the first side of the base is in fluid communication with the second side of the base via the plurality of apertures; and the base is free of active electronic components mounted thereto.