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US 2006/0142857 A1Published application
Artificial retina device with stimulating and ground return electrodes disposed on opposite sides of the neuroretina and method of attachment
AssigneeOptobionics Corporation
InventorsAlan Chow, Vincent Chow
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Abstract
An artificial retinal device, implanted in the subretinal space of the eye in persons with certain types of retinal blindness, induces artificial vision by electrical stimulation of the remaining viable cells of the retina. The artificial retina device includes a stimulating electrode unit preferably placed in the subretinal space.
Claims1
An artificial retina device to electrically stimulate a neuroretina of an eye to produce artificial vision, the artificial retina device comprising:
- an electrical source;
- at least one stimulating electrode connected with the electrical source;
- and
- at least one ground return electrode connected with the electrical source, wherein the stimulating electrode and ground return electrode are configured to be disposed within the eye on opposite sides of the neuroretina.
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