Title :
Design and fabrication of hermetic microelectronic implants
Author :
Loeb, Gerald E. ; Richmond, Frances J R ; Moore, W. Henry ; Peck, Raymond A.
Author_Institution :
A.E. Mann Inst. for Biomed. Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
Micromodular electrical stimulators called BIONsTM (BIOnic Neurons) are injected into paralyzed muscles to treat disuse atrophy. The small, narrow shape required novel solutions to address requirements for wireless power and data transmission, electromechanical assembly and biocompatible hermetic packaging. Analysis of these problems provides some insights into the limits of the constituent microtechnologies
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; biomedical electronics; muscle; prosthetics; BIONs; BIOnic Neurons; biocompatible hermetic packaging; constituent microtechnologies limits; data transmission; disuse atrophy treatment; electromechanical assembly; hermetic microelectronic implants; micromodular electrical stimulators injection; paralyzed muscles treatment; wireless power transmission; Bioelectric phenomena; Coils; Electrodes; Fabrication; Impedance; Microelectronic implants; Muscles; Neurons; Packaging; Recruitment;
Conference_Titel :
Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology, 1st Annual International, Conference On. 2000
Conference_Location :
Lyon
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6603-4
DOI :
10.1109/MMB.2000.893825
