ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,554, issued on July 1, was assigned to CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (Pittsburgh).
"Implantable photonic platform" was invented by Maysamreza Chamanzar (Pittsburgh) and Jay W. Reddy (Pittsburgh).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is a fully flexible photonic platform based on a high density, flexible array of ultra-compact optical waveguides composed of biocompatible polymers Parylene C and PDMS. The photonic platform features unique embedded input/output micro-mirrors that redirect light from the waveguides perpendicularly to the surface of the array for localized, patterned illumination in tissue. This architecture enables ...