Implantable Device for Optically Stimulating the Brain of a Person or an Animal
OwnerAlim Louis Benabid, Guillaume Charvetinventors
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Abstract
The invention relates to an implantable device for optically stimulating the brain of a person or an animal, the device comprising: a light source emitting in the near infrared range; and a light guide that is implantable in the brain of a person or an animal, the light guide being provided with a sheath of biocompatible material and having a proximal end for receiving the light emitted by the source, and a distal end for delivering said light to the inside of the brain.
Claims23
An implantable device for optically stimulating the brain of a person or an animal, the device comprising:
- a light source emitting in the near infrared range;
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- a light guide that is implantable in the brain of a person or an animal, the light guide being provided with a sheath of biocompatible material and having a proximal end for receiving the light emitted by the source, and a distal end for delivering said light to the inside of the brain.
A method of optically stimulating the brain of a person or an animal, wherein:
- a) light is emitted in the near infrared range;
- b) said light is delivered to a proximal end of a light guide that is implanted in the brain of the person or the animal;
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- c) said light is guided in said light guide to a distal end thereof, in such a manner that the light irradiates the inside of the brain from said distal end.
A method of treating Parkinson's disease by optically stimulating the brain of a person or an animal, wherein:
- a) light is emitted in the near infrared range;
- b) said light is delivered to a proximal end of a light guide that is implanted in the brain of the person or the animal;
- and
- c) said light is guided in said light guide to a distal end thereof, in such a manner that the light irradiates the inside of the brain from said distal end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.