Method of manufacturing a probe array

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PATENT NO 11850416
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16449012

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Various methods of manufacture can produce three-dimensional, high density, high-electrode probe arrays that can advantageously be used in neural-based applications. In one example, deep reactive ion etched (DRIE) ultra-high aspect ratio holes are etched in silicon and refilled with multiple films to a high density array of individual probes, each probe having individual recording and/or stimulation sites or tips. Using a DRIE lag effect technique can help control tip sharpness and electrode length, allowing for narrow, long, and dense needles to be formed side-by-side in a single array. In some examples, multimodal probe arrays are manufactured, with some probes having a recording/stimulating site, other probes having a waveguide, and yet other probes having a microfluidic channel.

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THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN475 EAST JEFFERSON ROOM 2354 ANN ARBOR MICHIGAN 48109-1248

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Egert, Daniel San Francisco, US 2 26
Najafi, Khalil Ann Arbor, US 58 1559
Sandoughsaz, Zardini Seyed Amin Ann Arbor, US 1 0

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