FLEXIBLE MICROELECTRODE ARRAY WITH INTEGRATED STIFFENING SHANK, AND METHOD OF FABRICATION

摘要

A stiffener-reinforced microelectrode array device and fabrication method having a plurality of polymer layers surroundably encapsulating one or more electrodes connected to one or more metal traces so that the one or more electrodes are exposed. A stiffening shank is also integrally embedded in the polymer layers adjacent an insertion end of the device near the electrodes to provide mechanical support during insertion.