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AssigneeEberhard-Karls-Universitat Tubingen Universitatsklinikum
InventorsWilfried Nisch, Alfred Stett, Markus Schubert, Michael Graf, Heinz Gerhard Graf, Hugo Hammerle, Eberhart Zrenner, Martin Stelzle
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A retina implant, comprises a surface and a plurality of pixel elements disposed on the surface for receiving and converting incoming light energy into electric energy. At least one amplifier is provided in the implant, and a plurality of stimulation electrodes supplied via the at least one amplifier as a function of signals received by the pixel elements. At least one light-sensitive reference element is coupled with the at least one amplifier for controlling amplification thereof as a function of light energy impinging on the at least one reference element.
A retina implant, comprising:
The retina implant of claim ??, wherein a plurality of reference elements is distributed over a selected portion of said surface in a chessboard pattern, each pixel element being surrounded by a plurality of reference elements arranged at an angle with respect to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.