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Neuralink was granted a patent for a sealed implant wire enclosure.

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What happened

In October 2026 Neuralink patented a polymer enclosure for protecting closely spaced electrical connections in implantable medical devices.

Source

patents.google.comOct 27, 2026

US patent US12773167

Polymer enclosure with wire passthrough for implantable device

Abstract

An implantable device and method of manufacture include a substantially hermetic polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE) enclosure with closely-spaced wires extending through a slit in the enclosure. A method for manufacturing the implantable device includes cutting a slit in a piece of polymer and extending a plurality of insulated wires through the slit. Each of the insulated wires are parallel to a neighboring wire of the insulated wires. The piece of polymer is thermally bonded around each wire of the plurality of insulated wires such that the piece of polymer is sealed around insulation of each wire with a portion of each wire extending through the piece of polymer.

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Patent grant

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Grant date
Oct 27, 2026
Inventors
3
Patent number
US12773167
Assignee
Neuralink Corp.

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People

  • Ik Soo KwonInventor
  • Dongjin SeoInventor
  • John W.F. ToInventor

Details

Primary CPC class
A61B 5/6868
USPTO assignee
Neuralink Corp.
What the invention does
A sealed plastic casing lets parallel insulated wires pass through a narrow opening while bonding tightly around them to help keep body fluids out.

Topics and mentions

Tags

  • Intellectual Property
  • Research & Development
  • Healthcare Technology
  • Medical Research

Technologies named

  • implantable devices
  • hermetic enclosures
  • polymer manufacturing
  • neural interfaces

Extraction

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Oct 29, 2026
signal_type
patents-company
signal_subtype
patentGrant

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