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Abstract
An implantable substrate sensor has electronic circuitry and electrodes formed on opposite sides of a substrate. A protective coating covers the substrate, effectively hermetically sealing the electronic circuitry under the coating. Exposed areas of the electrodes are selectively left uncovered by the protective coating, thereby allowing such electrodes to be exposed to body tissue and fluids when the sensor is implanted in living tissue. The substrate on which the electronic circuitry and electrodes are formed is the same substrate or 'chip' on which an integrated circuit (IC) is formed, which integrated circuit contains the desired electronic circuitry. Such approach eliminates the need for an hermetically sealed lid or cover to cover hybrid electronic circuitry, and allows the sensor to be made much thinner than would otherwise be possible. In one embodiment, two such substrate sensors may be placed back-to-back, with the electrodes facing outward. As required, capacitors that form part of the sensor's electronic circuits are formed on the substrate by placing metallization layers and a dielectric in vacant areas of the substrate surface.
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SUBSTRATE SENSOR
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Serial Number 08/928,867, filed 9/12/97.
Background of the Invention
The present invention relates to semiconductor substrates, and more particularly to a semiconductor substrate fabricated to include hermetically-sealed electronic circuitry as well as non-hermetically-sealed electrodes thereon so as to form an implantable sensor or other implantable electronic device.
In U.S. Patent No. 5,660,163, there is disclosed an implantable glucose sensor which is fabricated on a ceramic substrate. Working electrodes and other elements associated with the sensor are exposed to a conductive fluid contained within a reservoir or inner sheath that covers the substrate. An outer sheath is also placed over the sensor, with a window formed over one of the working electrodes. A selected enzyme, such as glucose oxidate (GO) , is placed within the window. As disclosed in the '163 patent, five wires or conductors. are attached to the electrodes and connected to electronic circuitry, e.g., a circuit such as is shown in FIG. 3 of patent 5,660,163. U.S. Patent 5,660,163 is incorporated herein by reference.
Additional features, aspects and improvements of a glucose sensor of the type disclosed in U.S. Patent 5,660,163 (hereafter the "'163 patent") are further disclosed in U.S. Patent Application Serial Nos. 08/953,817, filed 10/20/97; 08/954,166, filed 10/20/97; and 08/928,867, filed 9/12/97; all of which are assigned to the same assignee as the present application, and each of which above-referenced patent applications is incorporated herein by reference.
As disclosed in the referenced patent applications, an improved implantable sensor may be fabricated by placing the electrodes on one side of the substrate, and by also placing an integrated circuit (IC) chip on the other side of the substrate, along with other needed electronic components, e.g., a capacitor (s) , thereby forming a hybrid electronic circuit on the side of the substrate opposite the electrodes that is used to control or drive the sensor (i.e., sense the electrical current flowing to the electrodes, from which current the amount of oxygen near the electrodes can be determined, from which determination, the amount of glucose to which the sensor is exposed can also be determined) , as well as to send and receive information, data, and/or power from an external location over a two-conductor transmission line. The IC chip and other electronic components are hermetically sealed under a metal cover, the edges of which are hermetically bonded to the substrate. Electrical connection is established with the IC chip and other sealed components through stair-step vias or passageways that traverse through the substrate. Several of these types of sensors may be daisy-chained together, using just two conductors, as required. The outer sheath encircles the entire substrate, both the electronic circuit side with its metal cover, and the sensor electrode side, with its electrodes, saline solution reservoir and enzyme-filled window.
Disadvantageously, the sensor described in the referenced patent and patent applications is relatively thick. For many implantable applications, a thinner sensor is needed.' Hence, there remains a need for yet a smaller sensor that performs all of the same functions as the prior sensor, i.e., that provides working electrodes exposed to a saline solution, with a selected enzyme placed over one electrode, and with hermetically-sealed
electronic circuitry controlling the sensor and communicating with other sensors and an external control unit. The present invention advantageously addresses these and other needs.
Summary of the Invention
The present invention provides an implantable substrate sensor wherein electronic circuitry associated with the sensor, i.e., the IC chip, is formed within, or on, a suitable substrate, e.g., a CMOS substrate. A protective coating then covers the substrate, effectively hermetically sealing the circuitry under the coating. Electrodes associated with the sensor are selectively left uncovered by the protective coating, thereby allowing such electrodes to be exposed to body tissue and fluids when the sensor is implanted in living tissue.
Unlike the hybrid sensors of the type described in the referenced patent applications, which include sensor electrodes exposed to enzymes on one side of a substrate, and hybrid electronic circuitry, including an integrated circuit (IC) chip, sealed under a hermetically sealed lid or cover on the other side of the substrate, with stair-stepped vias passing through the substrate to make electrical connection between the electrodes and the hybrid circuitry, the present invention uses the "chip" of an IC chip ( which contains desired electronic circuitry) as the substrate for the sensor, with the substrate being covered, as required, with a protective coating, and with electrodes being formed on the side of the substrate opposite the electronic circuitry. Such approach advantageously eliminates the need for an hermetically sealed lid or cover on one side of the substrate, and thus allows the sensor to be made much thinner than has heretofore been possible.
The present invention thus takes advantage of the fact that an implantable sensor which includes active electronic circuitry, e.g., an IC chip, which circuitry is already formed on a semiconductor substrate so as to have an active side (where the active circuitry is formed) and an "non-active side" opposite the active side, may utilize the semiconductor substrate on which the electronic circuitry is formed, i.e., the "chip" of the IC, as the substrate for the sensor as well. In particular, for an enzyme-based sensor of the type described in the referenced patent and patent applications, the present invention uses the non-active side of a semiconductor substrate to form the electrodes, and then connects the electrodes on one side of the substrate with the electronic circuitry formed on the active side of the substrate with stair-stepped vias that pass through the substrate. The active side of the substrate, as well as all but the electrode portions of the non-active side of the substrate, are then coated with a coating that hermetically seals the circuitry and allows it to be implanted in living tissue.
In accordance with one aspect of the invention, two thin substrate sensors made in accordance with the present invention, each having electronic circuitry formed on one side of the substrate (and which is covered with a protective covering, as required) , with electrodes on the other side of the substrate, may be placed back to back, with the electrodes facing outward. Such back-to- back substrate sensor advantageously allows the sensor electrodes to be positioned of both sides of the substrate, in a package that is no thicker than, and is usually less than, the thickness of the sensors having electrodes only on one side of the substrate.
In accordance with another aspect of the invention, built-in capacitors used by the integrated
electronic circuit(s) which is/are formed within the substrate, may be realized by etalization layers and a dielectric that fills the surface area of the substrate anywhere where circuitry and electrodes and not present. Yet an additional aspect of the invention relates to covering the sensor, except for areas of the electrodes which are deliberately left open to be exposed, with a biocompatible encapsulation material. Such biocompatible encapsulation material provides a protective coating for the sensor, allowing it to be implanted within living tissue or other hostile environments . Such biocompatible encapsulation material is preferably alumina, zirconia, or alloys of alumina and/or zirconia. The exposed electrodes must, of course, also be made from a biocompatible material. To this end, the electrodes are plated with a biocompatible metal, such as platinum or iridium or alloys of platinum and/or iridium. A sensor made in accordance with the invention may thus be characterized as a substrate sensor suitable for immersion or implantation in a saline solution, such as within living tissue. Such substrate sensor includes: (a) a semiconductor substrate; (b) at least one electrode formed on one side of the semiconductor substrate; (c) electronic circuitry formed on an opposing side of the semiconductor substrate; (d) a non-straight via that passes through the semiconductor substrate and electrically connects the electrode with the electronic circuitry; (e) a coating that covers the semiconductor substrate with a biocompatible protective layer except for an exposed area of the electrode; and (f) means for coupling operating signals with the electronic circuitry. The invention may further be characterized as a method of making an implantable substrate sensor, where the sensor includes a substrate, electrodes formed on one
side of the substrate, and electrical circuitry formed on the other side of the substrate. Such method includes the steps of: (a) forming the electrical circuitry on an active surface of a semiconductor substrate; (b) forming electrodes on a non-active surface of the semiconductor substrate; (c) electrically interconnecting the electrodes with the electrical circuitry through the use of conductive vias that pass through the body of the semiconductor substrate; and (d) depositing a protective layer of a biocompatible material over the entire surface area of the substrate except for an exposed area of the electrodes so that all but the exposed area of the electrodes is sealed and protected.
It is thus a feature of the invention to provide an implantable sensor having electrodes and electronic circuitry, where the electronic circuitry and electrodes are formed in the same substrate material, e.g., a semiconductor substrate of the same type used in the formation of complementary metal oxide silicone (CMOS) integrated circuits.
It is a further feature of the invention to provide an implantable sensor, including electrodes and electronic circuitry, that does not require a lid or cover for hermetically sealing hybrid electronic circuitry on one side of a substrate; thereby allowing the sensor to be significantly thinner than would otherwise be possible.
It is another feature of the invention, in accordance with one embodiment thereof, to provide a thin implantable sensor assembly having electrodes on both sides thereof.
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The above and other aspects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent
from the following more particular description thereof, presented in conjunction with the following drawings wherein:
FIG. 1 is a block diagram that illustrates multiple sensors/stimulators connected together using a two-conductor bus, which two-conductor bus may be connected to a controller;
FIG. 2 schematically illustrates a preferred manner of how a sensor/stimulator may be connected with a controller and other sensors/stimulators in a serial or daisy-chain fashion;
FIG. 3A shows a perspective, partially exploded, view of a sensor/stimulator of the type disclosed in the referenced patent applications as used in the daisy chain of FIG. 2;
FIG. 3B illustrates a sectional side view of the sensor/stimulator of FIG. 3A;
FIG. 3C illustrates a sectional top view of the sensor/stimulator of FIG. 3A; FIG. 3D illustrates a sectional end view of the sensor/stimulator of FIG. 3A;
FIG. 4 depicts an implantable lead that includes a plurality of the sensors/stimulators of FIGS. 3A-3D; FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of a preferred sensor substrate made in accordance with the present invention, which sensor does not use hybrid electronic circuitry nor require an hermetically-sealed lid or cover; FIGS. 6A, 6B and 6C respectively show a top, side sectional, and bottom view of the sensor substrate of FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 shows one method that may be used to deposit a protective coating or layer over the sensor substrate;
FIG. 8 illustrates one method used by the invention to form built-in capacitors within the sensor substrate;
FIG. 9 illustrates a sensor assembly formed by placing two sensor substrates back-to-back so that the electrodes of both sensor substrates face outwardly from the assembly; and
FIG. 10 depicts use of the sensor assembly of FIG. 8 within a sheath and membrane to form an electrochemical sensor assembly.
Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding components throughout the several views of the drawings.
Detailed Description of the Invention The following description is of the best mode presently contemplated for carrying out the invention. This description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, but is made merely for the purpose of describing the general principles of the invention. The scope of the invention should be determined with reference to the claims.
At the outset, it is to be noted that implantable sensors are generally used to sense some type of physiological parameter or condition or other event that occurs within, or is sensible from a location within, living tissue of a patient. To that end, such sensors employ one or more electrodes, or similar transducers, that convert a sensed parameter to an electrical or other detectable signal. Ofttimes, a sensor simply senses an electro-potential signal, such as that which typically accompanies depolarization of muscle tissue, or other natural electrical signals associated with a patient's body. In such instance, all the sensor
need employ is some type of electrode that is in contact with the monitored tissue and appropriate electronic circuitry for receiving, amplifying and/or storing any signal that is sensed. Also, it is common to employ the electrode of such sensor as a stimulator as well, through which an electrical current pulse may be applied to the tissue in contact with the electrode. Thus, it is common to refer to a sensor electrode, which also may be used as a stimulus electrode, as a sensor/stimulator. Further, the sensor may be used as an electrochemical sensor, or enzyme electrode sensor, e.g., of the type disclosed in the '163 patent or the referenced patent applications. For such an electrochemical sensor, a suitable enzyme or other chemical is placed in close proximity to the electrodes so that the desired chemical interactions may take place.
Whatever the type of implantable sensor employed, a common element (s) in all such sensors is the electrode and the electronic circuitry used to monitor and/or control the electrode (s) . Hence, in the description of the invention which follows, the focus will be on the electrode and associated electronic circuitry used with the electrode. It is to be understood, however, that other sensor elements, e.g., an enzyme, may be used in conjunction with the electrode and associated electronic circuitry.
To better understand and appreciate the advantages offered by the present invention, it will first be helpful to briefly review a preferred application and manner of making an implantable sensor of the type disclosed in the referenced patent and patent applications. To that end, reference is made to FIG. 1, where there is shown a block diagram that illustrates multiple sensors/stimulators 12a, 12b, ... 12n, connected together, as well as to a controller (not shown) using
just two common conductors 14 and 16. The two conductors 14 and 16 provide a common signal and return for data signals and power signals that are sent from the controller to the devices 12a, 12b, ... 12n, as well as a common signal and return path for data signals transmitted from the devices 12a, 12b, ... 12n, to the controller.
FIG. 2 schematically illustrates how an implantable device, e.g., a sensor/stimulator 18a, may be connected with a remote controller 20 and other implantable devices 18b, ... 18n, in a serial or daisy- chain fashion. As seen in FIG. 2, the device 18a is connected to the controller 20 by two conductors 14' and 16' which are attached to a first pair of pads or terminals 13 and 15 along a proximal side (i.e, the side closest to the controller 20) of the device 18a. Another pair of pads or terminals 17 and 19 are located along a distal side (i.e., the side farthest from the controller 20) of the device 18a. As will become evident from the description that follows, the distal pad 17 is electrically connected to the proximal pad 13 through the circuitry 21 located on the device 18a. Similarly, the distal pad 19 is electrically connected to the proximal pad 15 through the circuitry 21 included within the device 18a. Two additional conductors 14" and 16" are then used to connect the distal pads 17 and 19 of the device 18a to corresponding proximal pads 13' and 15' of the next device 18b connected in the daisy chain. In this manner, as many devices as desired may be serially connected to the controller 20 using just two conductors. It is noted that FIG. 1 is functionally electrically equivalent to FIG. 2. FIG. 2 simply employs proximal and distal pairs of pads or terminals to facilitate the connection of additional devices to the chain by extending two conductors from the distal pads 17
and 19 of a more proximal device in the chain to the proximal pads 13' and 15' of a new device to be added to the chain. However, where the particular application allows connections to be made, or branched off of, the two main conductors 14 and 16, then the configuration of FIG. 1 may be used just as well as the configuration of FIG. 2.
There exist many different applications for the daisy-chainable sensor/stimulators 12 or 18 of the present invention illustrated in FIGS. 1 or 2.
Generally, where the sensor/stimulators 12 or 18 are implanted, they are designed to sense one or more body parameters or substances found in body tissue or fluids, e.g., glucose level, blood pH, 02, temperature, or the like. Such measurements can provide valuable information regarding the condition and status of the patient. As such, it is ofttimes desirable to make more than one measurement within the same general body tissue area so as to be able to compute an average or mean of the measurements thus made, or otherwise obtain a consensus from several different readings, thereby better assuring the accuracy and reliability of the data thus gathered.
Other times, it may be desirable to obtain various measurements of a given substance at physically- related, but different, body locations. For example, for some applications, e.g., a closed-loop insulin infusion system, it could be advantageous to obtain a glucose reading within the blood stream and another glucose reading within the body tissue adjacent the blood stream. This is because the time constant associated with how rapidly one glucose reading changes compared with the other may be different (and, in fact, is usually different) , and being able to obtain or monitor such difference would provide valuable information regarding the regulation of the insulin infusion.
Turning next to FIGS. 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D, there are shown, respectively, a perspective exploded view (FIG. 3A) , a side view (FIG. 3B) , a top view (FIG. 3C) , and an end view (FIG. 3D) , of a typical implantable sensor device 30 of the type disclosed in the referenced patent applications. As seen best in FIG. 3A, the sensor device 30 typically includes a carrier or substrate 36 on which an integrated circuit (IC) 38 and other components, such as a capacitor 40, are mounted in hybrid fashion. Whereas the carrier or substrate 36 shown in
FIG. 3A serves as a foundation or base on which hybrid electronic circuitry is formed, the present invention relates to an embodiment where the carrier or substrate 36 actually comprises the substrate in which the IC 38 is formed.
For the embodiment shown in FIGS. 3A-3D, all of the components of the hybrid circuit are hermetically sealed within a cavity formed by a lid or cover 42 which is bonded to the substrate 36. As well be evident from the description that follows, a significant advantage of the present invention is that this lid or cover 42 is not required in the embodiment of the invention disclosed herein.
Returning to FIGS. 3A-3D, proximal pads or terminals 13 and 15, as well as distal pads or terminals 17 and 19, remain outside of the hermetically sealed part of the hybrid circuit created by the cover 42. These proximal and distal pads, however, are electrically connected to the circuitry within the hermetically sealed part through suitable feedthrough connections. While any suitable feedthrough connection may be used for this purpose, a preferred manner of making such feedthrough connection is to use a feedthrough connection that passes through the carrier or substrate in the stair-step manner (including both vertical and horizontal segments)
disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 5,750,926, which 1926 patent is incorporated herein by reference.
Still with reference to FIGS. 3A-3D, on the side of the carrier or substrate opposite the hybrid electrical circuitry, a suitable electrochemical sensor 44, or other desired type of sensor or stimulator, may be formed or located. A type of electrochemical sensor that may be used, for example, is the enzyme electrode sensor described in U.S. Patent No. 5,497,772, incorporated herein by reference, and in particular, in FIGS. 2A, 2B, 2C, 3, 4A and 4B of that patent. However, it is to be emphasized that the precise nature of the sensor 44, or other implantable element used within the device 30, is not critical to the present invention. All that matters is that the sensor or other element be implantable, and that it provide a desired function, e.g. , sense a certain type of parameter of substance, or generate a certain type of signal, in response to an appropriate control signal or signals. Whatever type of control signal (s) or output signal (s) is/are generated by the sensor 44, or other element, such signal (s) may be communicated from the hybrid circuit side of the substrate or carrier 36 (which is the top side as the device 30 is oriented in FIG. 3B or FIG. 3D, and which top side includes the hermetically sealed portion of the device) to the sensor side of the device 30 (which is the bottom side as shown in FIG. 3B or 3D) by way of appropriate hermetically-sealed feedthroughs that pass step-wise from the hybrid (top) side of the device 30 through the substrate or carrier, e.g., in the manner set forth in the above-referenced '559 patent application, to the sensor (bottom) side of the device 30.
For example, where the sensor comprises a glucose sensor of the type taught in U.S. Patent No.
5,497,772, there may be five conductors that electrically interface with the main elements (electrodes) of the sensor, as seen best in FIG. 4A of the '772 patent. Where such a glucose sensor is employed, these five conductors thus interface with the hybrid electrical circuitry found on the top side of the carrier 36 using appropriate feedthroughs that hermetically pass step-wise through the carrier 36, i.e., that pass through the carrier using both vertical and horizontal segments, as taught in the '926 patent.
As mentioned above, the present invention is directed to a device 30 that does not employ a carrier 36, per se, as shown in FIGS. 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D and FIG. 4, wherein the control electronics are positioned on one side (the top side) of the carrier 36, and the sensor, or other device being used with or controlled by the electronics is placed on the other side (the bottom side) of the carrier. Rather, the ceramic or substrate on which the IC 38 is formed itself functions as the carrier. That is, the vias that are formed in a substrate, or between various layers of an integrated circuit as the integrated circuit (IC) is formed, function as hermetic feedthroughs, with selected layers and traces being coated as needed with aluminum oxide, or other oxide coatings, in the manner taught in the aforementioned '926 patent, and/or in U.S. Patent application Serial No. 08/994,515, filed 12/19/97, incorporated herein by reference, in order to seal appropriate sections or portions of the IC so that the coated IC may itself be implanted. Advantageously, when this is done, the sensor or other implantable element 44 used with or controlled by the IC may be formed on the back side (non-active side) of the IC's substrate. Thus, a carrier, per se, is not needed because the IC substrate
functions as the carrier, and a lid or cover 42 is not needed.
An important advantage achieved with the present invention is that the electrical circuitry formed within the substrate of the sensor allows the implantable device to be daisy chained with other similar implantable devices, while still allowing each individual device to be individually addressed, controlled and monitored from a single controller 20. Such electrical circuitry, frequently referred to hereafter as the interface/control circuitry, is shown in FIGS. 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D and 4 as being located on the "top" side of the carrier 36, predominantly underneath the cover 42 in an hermetically sealed portion of the device 30. However, it is to be understood that in accordance with the present application, such interface/control is actually formed within the substrate, on an active side of such substrate, and coated, as required, with a suitable coating, so as to be hermetically sealed. The configuration of FIG. 2 is especially well- suited where several of the implantable devices are to be daisy-chained together to form a single lead 32, as shown in FIG. 4. As seen in FIG. 4, three sensor-type devices 30a, 30b, and 30c of the type shown in FIGS. 3A-3D are connected together via lead segments 46a, 46b, and 46c. Each of the lead segments 46a, 46b, and 46c, contain two conductors 14, 16, and may be constructed in any suitable manner, e.g., with the two conductors being spirally wound within the lead segments, and with the spiral windings being encased or covered within a sheath of silicone rubber, as is known in the lead art. (Note, that for purposes of FIG. 4 each of the two conductors 14, 16 within the lead 32 is considered as one conductor, even though each is segmented within the individual lead segments 46a, 46b and 46c as it connects from the άistal
pad of one device to the proximal pad of another device.) A distal cap 34 covers the distal pads of the end, or most-distal, device 30c of the lead 32. A significant advantage of the present invention, wherein the electronic circuitry is formed within the substrate 36, is that two such sensors may be positioned back-to-back, as shown below in FIG. 9, thereby allowing the electrode side of each sensor to face out, or (where such back-to- back sensors are formed within a lead as shown in FIG. 4) , away from the center of the lead on opposite sides of the lead. This allows the electrodes of such back-to-back sensors to be exposed to more body fluids or tissue, and thereby provide a wider sensor view, which in turn may provide more accurate and reliable sensing. Turning next to FIG. 5, a preferred substrate sensor 50 made in accordance with the present invention is shown. Top, sectional side, and bottom views of such substrate sensor 50 are shown in FIGS. 6A, 6B and 6C, respectively. Advantageously, the substrate sensor 50 does not use hybrid electronic circuitry nor require an hermetically-sealed lid or cover. Rather, the sensor 50 includes a substrate 52, e.g., a silicon or ceramic substrate of the type commonly used in the formation of CMOS or other integrated circuits. Electronic circuitry is formed on an active side of the substrate 52, within a region 54, in conventional manner. In FIGS. 5 and 6A, the circuit region 54 (which may hereafter be referred to as simply the electronic circuit 54) is shown as the "top" side. As shown best in FIG. 6B, while the electronic circuits are formed on the active or top side of the substrate 52, portions of the actual circuits, in accordance with conventional CMOS processing techniques, may extend down below the surface into the substrate. Hence, the circuit
region 54 is shown in FIG. 6B as extending slightly into the body of the substrate 52.
Electrodes are formed on the bottom of the substrate 52, as seen in FIGS. 6B and 6C. Such electrodes may include, e.g., a first working electrode WI, a second working electrode W2 , a collector electrode C, and a reference electrode R. Other patterns and types of electrodes could also be employed. Electrical contact with each of the electrodes is realized using stair- stepped vias and traces as taught in the referenced '926 patent. That is, a stair-stepped via 55 may be used to electrically connect the collector electrode C with the electronic circuitry 54; a stair-stepped via 58 may be used to electrically connect working electrode W2 with the electronic circuitry 54 ; and a stair-stepped via 60 may be used to electrically connect working electrode WI with the electronic circuitry 54. Further, as required, a stair-stepped via 59, or equivalent, may be used to connect portions of the bottom surface of the substrate 52 (or other surface portions of the substrate, e.g., side and top portions) , which surface portions are not used or needed for electrodes or other circuitry, with metalization pads or stacks used to form built-in capacitors as part of the substrate sensor 50. One manner of making built-in capacitors is illustrated below in FIG. 8. Such built-in capacitors are used, as needed, by the electronic circuitry 54 so that it can perform its intended function.
On the top or active surface of the substrate sensor 50, as seen in FIG. 6A, connection pads 13, 15, 17 and 19 may be formed to allow the sensor substrate to be daisy-chained with other sensors, as taught in the '867 patent application, previously referenced. Electrical connection with such pads may be made using a U-shaped via 57. It should also be noted that while the pads 13,
15, 17 and 19 are shown on the top or active surface of the substrate 52 in FIG. 6A, such pads could also be included on the bottom or inactive surface of the substrate 52, and be electrically connected with the electronic circuitry using stair-stepped vias in the same manner as the electrodes are connected.
All portions of the substrate 52 are coated with an hermetic coating 56 except for those portions to which electrical connection is desired or exposure is needed. It is noted that the dimensions shown in
FIG. 6B, e.g., the relative thickness of the protective coating 56, is greatly exaggerated. Thus, openings are formed over the pads 13, 15, 17 and 19 so that a suitable conductor can be attached thereto. Similarly, openings in the coating 56 are formed over the electrodes, e.g., over the electrodes WI, W2, C and R, as needed, so that when the sensor 50 is implanted the electrodes will be exposed to the body tissue or fluids as needed to allow them to perform their intended sensing (or stimulating) function.
Various techniques may be used to apply the coating 56, e.g., alumina insulation, over the substrate 52. A preferred technique, for example, is to use an ion beam deposition (IBD) technique. IBD techniques are known in the art, as taught, e.g. in U.S. Patent No.
4,474,827 or 5,508,368, incorporated herein by reference.
Using such IBD techniques, or similar techniques, the desired alumina or other layer 56 may be deposited on all sides of the substrate 52 as illustrated in FIG. 7. As seen in FIG. 7, the substrate 52 is placed on a suitable working surface 401 that is rotatable at a controlled speed. The working surface 401, with the substrate 52 thereon (once the circuitry and electrodes have been formed thereon) is rotated while a beam 421 of ions exposes the rotating surface. Assuming the
substrate 52 has six sides, five of the six sides are exposed to the beam 421 as it rotates, thereby facilitating application of the desired layer of alumina onto the five exposed sides of the object. After sufficient exposure, the object is turned over, thereby exposing the previously unexposed side of the substrate to the beam, and the process is repeated. In this manner, four of the sides of the substrate 52 may be double exposed, but such double exposure is not harmful. Rather, the double exposure simply results in a thicker coating 56 of alumina on the double-exposed sides.
Other techniques, as are known in the art, may also be used to apply the alumina coating 56 to the object. The steps typically followed in applying a coating 56 of alumina to the substrate 52 include:
(a) Sputtering a layer of titanium of about 300 Λ thick over any metal conductor or other object that is to be coated with the alumina. (b) If selective application of the alumina to the object is to be made, spinning a photosensitive polyamide onto the substrate.
(c) Applying a mask that exposes those areas where Alumina is not to be applied. (d) Shining ultra violet (UV) light through the mask to polymerize the polyamide. Where the UV light illuminates the polyamide is where aluminum oxide will not be deposited. Thus, the polymerization of the polyamide is, in effect, a negatively acting resist. (e) Developing the photoresist by washing off the unpolymerized polyamide with xylene, or an equivalent substance. Once the unpolymerized polyamide has been washed off, the ceramic (or other component) is ready for aluminum oxide deposition.
(f) If selective application of the alumina is not to be made, i.e., if alumina is to be applied everywhere, or after washing off the unpolymerized polyamide, depositing aluminum oxide to a prescribed thickness, e.g., between 4 and 10 microns, e.g., 6 microns, over the subject using ion enhanced evaporation (or sputtering), IBD, or other suitable application techniques .
(g) During application of the coating, rotate and/or reposition the substrate as required in order to coat all sides of the substrate, e.g., as shown in FIG. 7, with a coating of sufficient thickness. This step may require several iterations, e.g., incrementally depositing a thin layer of alumina, checking the layer for the desired thickness or properties, and repeating the repositioning, depositing, and checking steps as required until a desired thickness is achieved, or until the coating exhibits desired insulative and/or hermeticity properties . (h) Breaking or scribing the aluminum oxide that resides over the polyamide, if present, with a diamond scribe, or laser, controlled by a computerized milling machine. This permits a pyrana solution, explained below, to set under the oxide for subsequent lift off of the aluminum oxide.
(i) Lifting off the polyamide and unwanted aluminum oxide after soaking the substrate in pyrana solution (H2S04 x 4 + H202 x 2 heated to 60° C).130). Soaking should occur for 30 to 60 minutes, depending on the thickness of the polyamide layer.
The above described coating method is substantially the same as that disclosed in the referenced Serial No. 08/994,515 patent application, previously incorporated herein by reference.
Turning next to FIG. 8, one method for forming a built-in capacitor 62 on the surface of the substrate 52 is illustrated. It is noted that all portions of the surface of the substrate 52 that are not needed for electrical circuitry or electrodes may be used for the formation of built-in capacitors. A built-in capacitor
62 is formed by depositing a metalization layer 64 on the surface of the substrate 52 where the capacitor is to be formed. A via 67, e.g., a stair-stepped via, may be formed underneath the layer 64, or at an edge thereof, in order to make electrical contact therewith. An opening
63 is placed in the layer at the point where electrical connection is to be made with an upper layer of the capacitor. Then an insulative, dielectric layer 56' is formed over the metalization layer 64. This layer 56' may comprise the protective layer 56 formed over the substrate, augmented as required by suitable materials to enhance its dielectric properties. Then, an additional metalization layer 66 is deposited over the dielectric layer 56'. A via 65 is formed through the opening 63 to make electrical connection with the upper metalization layer 66. Finally, another protective layer 68 is formed over the upper metalization layer 66.
The metalization layers 64 and 66 form the plates of the built-in capacitor 62. These layers may be coated with platinum or iridium, if desired. The value of the capacitance achieved with the built-in capacitor 62 is primarily a function of the surface area of the metalization layers, and the dielectric properties and thickness of the separation layer 56' formed between the metalization layers.
FIG. 9 illustrates a sensor assembly 100 formed by placing two sensor substrates 50 back-to-back so that the electrodes of both sensor substrates face outward.
The protective coating 56 (FIG. 6B) is not shown in FIG. 9, but it is presumed to be present.
FIG. 10 depicts use of the sensor assembly 100 of FIG. 9 within a sheath 102 and membrane 104 so as to form an electrochemical sensor assembly 110. The sheath 102 surrounds the sensor assembly 100 and forms a reservoir therein into which a suitable solution 108, e..g, a saline solution, is held. The membrane 104 surrounds the sheath 102. Pockets 106 are formed in the membrane 104 over a selected working electrode. A suitable enzyme 107 is placed inside of the pockets. Windows 109 expose the enzyme 107 to the surrounding environment held in the pockets 106.
Operation of the electrochemical sensor assembly 110 may be substantially as described in the '163 patent and the patent applications, previously referenced. The advantage associated with using the sensor assembly 110 is that the sensing windows 109 are located on both sides of the assembly, thereby providing a broader exposure coverage or "view" for the operation of the sensor.
As described above, it is thus seen that the present invention provides an implantable sensor having electrodes and electronic circuitry, where the electronic circuitry and electrodes are formed on or in the same substrate material, e.g., a semiconductor substrate of the same type used in the formation of complementary metal oxide silicone (CMOS) integrated circuits. It is a further seen that the invention provides an implantable sensor, including electrodes and electronic circuitry, that does not require a lid or cover for hermetically sealing hybrid electronic circuitry on one side of a substrate; thereby allowing the sensor to be significantly thinner than would otherwise be possible.
It is further seen that the invention, in accordance with one embodiment thereof, provides a thin implantable sensor assembly having electrodes on both sides thereof. While the invention herein disclosed has been described by means of specific embodiments and applications thereof, numerous modifications and variations could be made thereto by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention set forth in the claims.
Claims
1. An implantable sensor for sensing a specified parameter or substance to which the sensor is exposed, comprising: an integrated circuit (IC) , said IC comprising a semiconductor substrate having an active surface on which electronic circuitry is formed and a non-active surface where electronic circuitry is not formed; sensor electrodes formed on the non-active surface of the semiconductor substrate; means for electrically connecting the sensor electrodes with the electronic circuitry formed on the active surface of the IC; a protective coating that covers all areas of the surface of the semiconductor substrate except for selected portions of the sensor electrodes; and means for making electrical connection with and providing operating power to the electronic circuitry formed on the semiconductor substrate.
2. The implantable sensor of Claim 1 wherein the means for electrically connecting the sensor electrodes with the electronic circuitry formed on the active surface of the IC comprises vias that pass through the body of the semiconductor substrate.
3. The implantable sensor of Claim 2 wherein the vias that electrically connect the sensor electrodes with the electronic circuitry through the body of the semiconductor substrate comprise stair-stepped vias.
4. The implantable sensor of Claim 1 wherein the protective coating comprises at least one layer of a biocompatible encapsulation material selected from the group comprising alumina, zirconia, or alloys of alumina and/or zirconia.
5. The implantable sensor of Claim 1 wherein the means for making electrical connection with and providing operating power to the electronic circuitry comprises: a plurality of conductive pads formed on the semiconductor substrate which are not covered by the protective coating; and a plurality of non-straight vias that respectively electrically connect each of the plurality of pads with the electronic circuitry formed on the active surface of the semiconductor substrate.
6. The implantable sensor of Claim 5 wherein each end of the substrate includes a pair of said conductive pads.
7. The implantable sensor of Claim 1 wherein the electronic circuitry formed on the active surface of the semiconductor substrate includes at least one built-in capacitor, said at least one built-in capacitor comprising a first conductive layer formed on the substrate, a dielectric layer deposited over the first conductive layer, a second conductive layer deposited over the dielectric layer, and conductive means for making electrical connection with the first and second conductive layers.
8. The implantable sensor of Claim 7 wherein a plurality of built-in capacitors are formed on the surface of the substrate at locations where electronic circuitry and electrodes and not present.
9. The implantable sensor of Claim 1 wherein said electrodes and electronic circuitry include means for operating said sensor as an electrochemical sensor.
10. The implantable sensor of Claim 9 wherein said electrodes formed on the non-active surface of the substrate include first and second working electrodes, each of the first and second working electrodes having an exposed surface area which is not covered by the protective coating.
11. The implantable sensor of Claim 10 further including: a first membrane covering said substrate and electrodes, a saline solution held within said first membrane, said saline solution being in contact with the exposed surface areas of said electrodes, a second membrane covering the first membrane, said second membrane having a window pocket formed therein above the exposed surface area of the first working electrode, and a prescribed enzyme placed within the window pocket of the second membrane; whereby said implantable sensor comprises an enzyme electrode sensor.
12. An implantable sensor assembly comprising: a first substrate sensor having an electrode surface and a circuit surface; a second substrate sensor also having an electrode surface and a circuit surface, the circuit surface of the second substrate sensor being placed against the circuit surface of the first substrate sensor, whereby the electrode surfaces of both the first and second substrate sensors face out from the sensor assembly; each of the first and second substrate sensors comprising: an integrated circuit (IC) , said IC comprising a semiconductor substrate having an active surface on which electronic circuitry is formed and a non-active surface where electronic circuitry is not formed, the active surface of the substrate comprising the circuit surface of the sensor, sensor electrodes formed on the non-active surface of the semiconductor substrate, the non- active surface comprising the electrode surface of the sensor, means for electrically connecting the sensor electrodes with the electronic circuitry formed on the active surface of the IC, a protective coating that covers all areas of the surface of the semiconductor substrate except for selected portions of the sensor electrodes ; and means for making electrical connection with and providing operating power to the electronic circuitry formed on the semiconductor substrate from a location outside of the implantable sensor.
13. A substrate sensor for immersion or implantation in a saline solution comprising: a semiconductor substrate having front and back surfaces; at least one working electrode formed on the front side of the semiconductor substrate; electronic circuitry formed on the back side of the semiconductor substrate ; a via that passes through the semiconductor substrate and electrically connects the at least one working electrode with the electronic circuitry; a coating that covers the semiconductor substrate with a biocompatible protective layer except for an exposed area of the at least one working electrode; and means for coupling operating signals with the electronic circuitry.
14. The substrate sensor of Claim 13 wherein electronic circuitry comprises a CMOS integrated circuit, and wherein the semiconductor substrate comprises a portion of a semiconductor wafer on which the CMOS integrated circuit is formed.
15. The substrate sensor of Claim 14 wherein said protective coating comprises at least one layer of a biocompatible encapsulation material selected from the group comprising alumina, zirconia, or alloys of alumina and/or zirconia.
16. The substrate sensor of Claim 15 wherein the means for coupling operating signals with the electronic circuitry comprises: a plurality of conductive pads formed on the semiconductor substrate which are not covered by the protective coating; and a plurality of non-straight vias that respectively electrically connect each of the plurality of pads with the electronic circuitry formed on the back surface of the semiconductor substrate.
17. The substrate sensor of Claim 16 wherein the electronic circuitry formed on the back surface of the semiconductor substrate includes at least one built-in capacitor, said at least one built-in capacitor comprising a first conductive layer formed on the substrate, a dielectric layer deposited over the first conductive layer, a second conductive layer deposited over the dielectric layer, and conductive means for making electrical connection with the first and second conductive layers.
18. A method of making an implantable sensor, said implantable sensor including a substrate, electrodes formed on one side of the substrate, and electrical circuitry formed on the other side of the substrate, said method comprising: forming the electrical circuitry on an active surface of a semiconductor substrate forming electrodes on a non-active surface of the semiconductor substrate; electrically interconnecting the electrodes with the electrical circuitry through the use of stair- stepped conductive vias that pass through the body of the semiconductor substrate; and depositing a protective layer of a biocompatible material over the entire surface area of the substrate except for an exposed area of the electrodes, whereby all but the exposed area of the electrodes is sealed and protected.
19. The method of Claim 18 wherein the step of depositing a protective layer over the entire surface area of the substrate except for an exposed area of the electrodes comprises plating the electrodes with a biocompatible metal ; masking the area of the electrodes to be exposed with a suitable masking material ; sputtering a layer of a biocompatible encapsulation material over the entire surface area of the substrate and masking material, the biocompatible encapsulation material being selected from the group comprising alumina, zirconia, or alloys of alumina and/or zirconia; and removing the masking material to expose the plated electrodes .
20. The method of Claim 19 wherein the plating step comprises plating the electrodes with a metal selected from the group comprising platinum, iridium or alloys thereof.
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