Patent ID: 8332046

Claim:
A neural interface system, comprising: a) a substrate that is configured to be formed into a three-dimensional shape and comprises spaced apart first and second lateral edges extending from a proximal edge to a distal edge, wherein the first and second lateral edges comprise respective first and second wavy shapes curving alternatively in opposite lateral directions as they extend axially at least part way from the proximal edge to the distal edge of the substrate; a plurality of conductive traces patterned on the substrate and adapted to transmit electrical signals; and c) a plurality of electrode sites supported on the substrate and individually electrically coupled to one of the plurality of conductive traces; and e) a carrier supporting the substrate in a three-dimensional shape, wherein the first wavy shape of the first lateral edge is interleaved with the second wavy shape of the second lateral edge to thereby form an interleaved boundary at the first and second lateral edges of the substrate supporting the electrical sites and the conductive traces on the carrier.