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US 7,001,427 B2Granted
Intraocular implants
AssigneeVisioncare Ophthalmic Technologies Inc.
InventorsEli Aharoni, Gideon Dotan, Ruti Alon, Yossi Gross
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Abstract
An artificial vision system including a sealed capsule adapted for intraocular placement upstream of a retina, an electronic display located within the sealed capsule and focusing optics located within the sealed capsule and arranged for focusing an image on the electronic display onto the retina.
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An artificial vision system comprising:
- a sealed capsule sized and configured for intraocular placement upstream of a retina, said sealed capsule including therein:
- an internal imaging device, sized and configured for intraocular placement, operative to view a scene;
- a transmitter, sized and configured for intraocular placement, operative for transmitting image information regarding said scene from said internal imaging device to electronic circuitry within said sealed capsule;
- an electronic display operative to display an image based on signals received from said electronic circuitry which represent said image information received from said transmitter;
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- focusing optics arranged for focusing an image on said electronic display onto the retina.
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A method for providing artificial vision comprising:
- implanting a sealed capsule in a user's eye upstream of a retina, said sealed capsule incorporating an internal imaging device, sized and configured for intraocular placement, a transmitter, sized and configured for intraocular placement, an electronic display and focusing optics for focusing an image on said electronic display onto the retina;
- acquiring image data via said internal imaging device;
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- transmitting said image data to said electronic display for display thereon.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.