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US11638816B2

Softening nerve cuff electrodes

University of Texas System

Abstract

A nerve cuff electrode device comprising a cuff body having a smart memory polymer layer with a rigid configuration at room temperature and a softened configuration at about 37° C. The smart memory polymer layer has a trained curved region with a radius of curvature of about 3000 microns or less.

University
University of Texas System
Assignee
Board Of Regents, The University Of Texas System
Inventor
Romil Modi
Priority date
June 27, 2016
Filing date
April 14, 2021
Grant date
May 02, 2023
Publication date
May 02, 2023
Language
en
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