US 2022/0176104 A1 · ELECTRICAL APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR AN EYE

Abstract

Disclosed is electrical apparatus for stimulating and/or monitoring an eye of a patient, comprising an implantable electrode device and a lead extending outwardly from the implantable device, the lead including a section that locates externally to the eye having at least one pre-formed bend. Also disclosed is a lead connected to an implantable electrode device, the lead having one or more stripes that extend along at least a portion of the lead. Also disclosed is an implantable device having a substrate and at least one electrode, the electrode having at least one aperture through which material of the substrate extends to anchor the electrode to the substrate. Other disclosed features relate to a foldable anchor device, a curved electrode substrate and depth markers, for example.

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Dependent claims

An electrical apparatus for stimulating and/or monitoring an eye of a patient, comprising:

an implantable device comprising at least one electrode, the implantable device being implantable at a stimulation and/or monitoring position between first and second tissue layers of the eye;
a lead comprising one or more conductors connected to the at least one electrode, the lead extending outwardly from the implantable device;
wherein the lead comprises first and second lead sections that locate externally to the eye when the implantable device is in the stimulation and/or monitoring position, the second lead section being configured to extend around an orbital bone adjacent the eye, and the first lead section being located between the implantable device and the second lead section;
wherein the first lead section has at least one pre-formed bend.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Electrical apparatus and methods for an eye

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Electrical apparatus and methods for an eye

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Abstract

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