Patent ID: 8661663

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a neural probe comprising the steps of: forming a neural probe, wherein a tip of the neural probe is tapered; coating the neural probe with a first coating to form a first cladding layer, wherein the first cladding layer insulates the neural probe; coating the first cladding layer with a metal layer; coating the metal with a first resist layer; aligning a stencil mask with the neural probe and exposing the first resist layer to form a mask pattern, wherein first unexposed resist is removed with a developer; removed unmasked metal with an etchant, wherein unremoved metal forms one or more metallic trances along the neutral probe; coating the neural probe with a second resist coating to form a second cladding layer; and aligning a first fine wire mask with the probe and exposing the second resist coating, wherein second unexposed resist is removed with a developer to reveal a portion of the metallic traces, and the exposed portion of the metallic traces forms one or more contacts.