Biocompatible electro-optics package for in vivo use

• Main Authors: Lintern, Richard, Mattes, Michael F, Zielke, Mark A, Mccann, Jonathan, Pollock, Samuel
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 07.06.2018
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; ELECTROTHERAPY; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MAGNETOTHERAPY; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PROSTHESES; RADIATION THERAPY; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; ULTRASOUND THERAPY

A bio-compatible packaging for an optoelectronic device is presented, to essentially eliminate moisture ingress and corrosion of the internal electronics of the device after it is implanted for in-vivo use. In some implementations, the optoelectronic device includes an optoelectronic assembly that includes an electronic module, an optoelectronic module, a power source, configured to energize the electronic module and the optoelectronic module, and an electronic interconnect to provide electronic couplings between the electronic module, the optoelectronic module, and the power source. The device further includes a bio-compatible packaging, having a transparent front window and a transparent back window, the bio-compatible packaging configured to enable light to enter the optoelectronic device through the front window, propagate through the optoelectronic module, and leave the optoelectronic device through the back window, and to hermetically seal the optoelectronic assembly.