Implantable device for optical stimulation of the brain
AssigneeCommissariat A L'energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives
InventorsClaude Chabrol, Alim-Louis Benabid
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Abstract
The invention relates to an implantable device for optical stimulation of an organ of the human or animal body, having a probe comprising a tube made of a first transparent material, this tube being hermetically closed by at least one stopper; at least one light source arranged inside the tube; a plurality of electrical connection elements extending through the stopper and electrically connecting said at least one light source to the outside of the tube; and a linking cable arranged outside the tube and connected to said connection elements.
Claims9
An implantable device for optical stimulation of an organ of a human or animal body, comprising a probe comprising:
- a tube made of a first transparent material, the tube being hermetically closed by at least one cap;
- at least one light source arranged inside of the tube;
- a plurality of electric connection elements running through the at least one cap and electrically coupling said at least one light source outside of the tube;
- a connecting cable arranged outside of the tube, connected to said connection elements;
- a sensor configured for detecting a possible leakage in the tube, the sensor comprising an organic light-emitting diode located inside the tube;
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- a sheath made of a second transparent material coating the tube and the cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.