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Sub-mm Parylene Cuff Electrode

Repo: CARSSCenter/Sub-mm-Parylene-Cuff-Electrode

Not approved for human use

Nothing described on this page has regulatory clearance for human use. See Regulatory status and disclaimers.

About

A nerve cuff for sub-millimeter diameter branch nerves, microfabricated from thin-film Parylene C with platinum electrodes and contacts, using a unique three-dimensional geometry for surgical placement. Manufactured from thin-film Parylene C and platinum, then thermoformed into shape. (source)

Photo of a Parylene C nerve cuff

A sub-mm nerve cuff microfabricated from Parylene C and platinum and packaged for integration with OpenNerve IPG. Scale bar is 1 cm.

Maturity

Evidence E3 Chronic in vivo

Manufacturing readiness M1 Lab-reproducible

See Maturity level definitions.

Supporting documents in the repo

Documentation pulled from the OpenNerve repository describing fabrication protocols, design rationale, and benchtop testing. Each viewer below fetches its PDF live from the repo's default branch — click a title to expand it:

Design Selection Summary (Rev 1, updated)
CAD Model Summary (Rev 1)
Thin Film Fabrication Protocol (Rev 2)
Full Fabrication Protocol (Rev 2)
Electrochemical Testing Summary
Lifetime Testing Protocol (Rev 1)

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