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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8160713 | Electrode array for even neural pressure The present invention is an electrode array for neural stimulation. In particular it is an electrode array for use with a visual prosthesis with the electrode array suitable to be positioned on the retina. The array includes multiple attachment points to provide for... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8112157 | Magnetic material-containing microfabricated devices for wireless data and power transfer This disclosure relates to the design and fabrication of micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) for applications in such varied fields as the biomedical, micro-fluidics and chemical analysis fields for wireless data and power transfer. ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8090447 | Visual restoration aiding device A visual restoration aiding device for restoring vision of a patient, comprises: a signal generation unit including a substrate to be placed on an outer side of a choroid of a patient's eye and a plurality of electrodes arranged on the substrate for applying electri... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8078284 | Retinal prosthesis with a new configuration Polymer materials are useful as electrode array bodies for neural stimulation. They are particularly useful for retinal stimulation to create artificial vision, cochlear stimulation to create artificial hearing, and cortical stimulation, and many related purposes. T... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8014868 | Electrode array for even neural pressure The present invention is an electrode array for neural stimulation. In particular it is an electrode array for use with a visual prosthesis with the electrode array suitable to be positioned on the retina. The array includes multiple attachment points to provide for... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7840273 | Device for electrically stimulating biological material A device for electrically stimulating biological material with an implantable electrode array placed in active contact with the biological material. The array has a two-dimensional arrangement of individual electrodes (Eij) that produce a stimulation field (S1 | 11/23/2010 |
| 7835798 | Electrode array for visual stimulation An electrode array adapted for stimulating the retina to create the perception of vision in blind patients. The electrode array may be embodied as a combination of a subretinal electrode array and an epiretinal electrode array, with an electronics unit external to t... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7818064 | Fitting of brightness in a visual prosthesis The invention is a method of automatically adjusting an electrode array to the neural characteristics of an individual patient. The perceptual response to electrical neural stimulation varies from patient to patient and the response to electrical neural stimulation ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7813807 | Systems and methods for treatment of retinopathy and other eye diseases An oxygen-producing device for aiding in treatment of diseases and conditions of the human eye has a power supply with an electrical output, and at least one pair of electrodes, one electrode of the pair coupled to the electrically positive output and the other coup... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7765009 | Sub-threshold stimulation to precondition neurons for supra-threshold stimulation In order to generate the smallest phosphenes possible, it is advantageous to selectively stimulate smaller cells. By hyperpolarizing the somas of the large cells selectively with sub-threshold anodic ‘pre-pulse’ stimuli (making them more difficult to stimulate) ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7738962 | Fitting of brightness in a visual prosthesis The invention is a method of automatically adjusting an electrode array to the neural characteristics of an individual patient. The perceptual response to electrical neural stimulation varies from patient to patient and The response to electrical neural stimulation ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7734352 | Sub-threshold stimulation to precondition neurons for supra-threshold stimulation In order to generate the smallest phosphenes possible, it is advantageous to selectively stimulate smaller cells. By hyperpolarizing the somas of the large cells selectively with sub-threshold anodic ‘pre-pulse’ stimuli (making them more difficult to stimulate) ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7610098 | Charge-integrating retinal prosthesis and method A retinal prosthesis that provides power control capabilities through the temporal integration of electrical charge is provided. The retinal prosthesis comprises at least one stimulating component, each stimulating component in turn comprising a photojunction elemen... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7571004 | Neural stimulation for increased persistence The present invention is a method of improving the persistence of electrical neural stimulation, and specifically a method of improving the persistence of an image supplied to a retina, or visual cortex, through a visual prosthesis. A continuously stimulated retina,... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7539544 | Logarithmic light intensifier for use with photoreceptor-based implanted retinal prosthetics and those prosthetics Directly modulating a beam of photons onto the retinas of patients who have extreme vision impairment or blindness. Supplying enough imaging energy to retinal prosthetics implanted in the eye which operate by having light (external to the eye) activating photorecept... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7403822 | Visual restoration aiding device A visual restoration aiding device for restoring vision of a patient, comprises: a substrate which will be placed on or under a retina, a choroid or a sclera of a patient's eye; a plurality of electrodes arranged on the substrate for applying electrical stimulation ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7398124 | Visual restoration aiding device A visual restoration aiding device includes an electrode array (21) having a plurality of electrodes (21a) placed on an outside of a choroid (E2) of a patient's eye (E) to electrically stimulate cells constituting a retina (E3). | 07/08/2008 |
| 7373202 | Unipolar and bipolar lead cardiac pacemaker and method for inhibiting anode stimulation A multi-chamber implantable heart stimulation device is provided, adapted to inhibit anodal stimulation at a bipolar right chamber lead induced by a unipolar left chamber lead. The device includes a control unit adapted to provide to the unipolar left chamber lead a... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7338522 | Implantable retinal electrode array configuration for minimal retinal damage and method of reducing retinal stress This invention is a retinal electrode array assembly and methods of using the same that facilitate surgical implant procedures by providing the operating surgeon with visual references and grasping means and with innovations that reduce actual and potential damage t... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337008 | Visual restoration aiding device A visual restoration aiding device for restoring vision of a patient comprises: a plurality of substrates which are placed on or under a retina of a patient's eye; a plurality of electrodes which are mounted on each substrate to apply an electrical stimulation pulse... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7321795 | Compositions for electric stimulation of the eye The present application discloses an ocular stimulation device including a contact lens with a member embedded in a surface thereof for electrically stimulating an eye of a wearer of the lens. ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7311723 | Scanning laser device and methods of use In one aspect, the invention provides vision prosthesis systems. Exemplary vision prosthesis systems of the invention comprise a light energy generator operably connected to a wearable head piece comprising a device for directing light energy produced by the light e... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7308317 | Micromachined electrode array An electrode array is disclosed which has applications for neural stimulation and sensing. The electrode array, in certain embodiments, can include a plurality of electrodes each of which is flexibly attached to a common substrate using a plurality of springs to all... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7308315 | Vision regeneration assisting apparatus It is an object of the invention to provide a vision regeneration assisting apparatus capable of assisting in vision regeneration without making a system structure complicated. In the invention, a vision regeneration assisting apparatus for regenerating a vis... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7295872 | System for and method of power efficient electrical tissue stimulation Circuitry for and method of power efficient operation of, and energy recovery from, tissue-stimulating electrodes having high charge capacities. Post-stimulation energy is recovered from the electrodes through a variety of techniques into circuit elements such as ot... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7272447 | Electrode arrangement for electrical stimulation of biological material, and a multi-electrode array for use in such an electrode arrangement An electrode arrangement for electrical stimulation of biological material has at least one stimulation electrode via which the biological material can be fed a stimulus signal. Furthermore, a counter electrode is present which forms a counter pole to the stimulatio... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7265298 | Serpentine and corduroy circuits to enhance the stretchability of a stretchable electronic device A stretchable electronic apparatus and method of producing the apparatus. The apparatus has a central longitudinal axis and the apparatus is stretchable in a longitudinal direction generally aligned with the central longitudinal axis. The apparatus comprises a stret... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263404 | Visual restoration aiding device A visual restoration aiding device for restoring vision of a patient comprises an electrode array having a plurality of electrodes placed on or under a retina of an eye of the patient for applying an electrical stimulation pulse signal to cells constituting the reti... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7251528 | Treatment of vision disorders using electrical, light, and/or sound energy A non-invasive ocular therapy for vision disorders is provided. First and second electrodes of a direct current source are electrically contacted so as to deliver current to and/or about an area proximal one or more eyes of a subject. A direct electrical current of ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7248928 | Artificial eye system An artificial eye system may include an extracorporeal unit mounted outside a user's body and an intracorporeal unit 3 mounted inside a user's eye. The extracorporeal unit 2 may include a visor and a power supply unit. The visor may include a primary c... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7228181 | Retinal prosthesis with side mounted inductive coil The invention is a retinal prosthesis with an inductive coil mounted to the side of the eye by means of a strap around the eye. This allows for close coupling to an external coil and movement of the entire implanted portion with movement of the eye ball. ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7228180 | Methods for treating victims of cerebrovascular disease The current invention provides novel methods for treating victims of cerebrovascular diseases such as stroke. The methods of the current invention rehabilitate weakened and atrophied muscles by applying electrical stimulation to the muscles. Preferably, the electric... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7191010 | Built-in-eye eyesight stimulating apparatus An object of the invention is to provide an intraocular implant-type vision stimulating unit which is capable of outputting a bipolar pulse signal in a simple constitution, and is highly sensitive, compact, and low power consumptive. In the invention, an intr... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7187977 | Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation device and method using microcurrent A transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation device and method using a microcurrent with a carrier signal and a square wave form for promoting cell repair and/or healing. It has been found that applying particular wave forms of direct current with a carrier wave si... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7177697 | Microcontact structure for implantation in a mammal, especially a human being The invention relates to a microcontact structure for epiretinal or cortical contacting of nerve tissue for a vision prosthesis in mammals or human beings. Due to the fact that the thickness of the surface of the microcontacts (2) is not constant along the su... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7158834 | Method and apparatus for performing microcurrent stimulation (MSC) therapy A method and apparatus for providing microcurrent stimulation (MSC) therapy. In accordance with the present invention, it has been determined that the application of microcurrent signals at particular frequencies to the eye for particular periods of time stabilizes ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7158836 | Electrode member for retinal stimulation, and artificial retinal device using the electrode member An object is to provide an electrode member for retina stimulation which can form an actually transmitted image without pressing the retina in an excessively broad range and to provide an artificial retina device using the electrode member. An electrode member inclu... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7147865 | Artificial synapse chip Devices and methods are provided for administering a fluid to a neuronal site. The device comprises a reservoir, an aperture in fluid connection to the reservoir, and electrical means for moving to the fluid to or through the aperture. The electrical means may take ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146221 | Flexible electrode array for artifical vision An image is captured or otherwise converted into a signal in an artificial vision system. The signal is transmitted to the retina utilizing an implant. The implant consists of a polymer substrate made of a compliant material such as poly(dimethylsiloxane) or PDMS. T... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7139612 | Multi-phasic microphotodiode retinal implant and adaptive imaging retinal stimulation system An artificial retina device and a retinal stimulation system and method for stimulating and modulating its function is disclosed. The artificial retina device includes multi-phasic microphotodiode subunits. In persons suffering from blindness due to outer retinal la... | 11/21/2006 |
