Wireless optogenetic device and associated radiation system
US11103725B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 5, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T7/70
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A wireless optogenetic device in proximity to a neural cell of a subject includes a body configured to hold light transducing materials arranged to up-convert electromagnetic radiation in infrared or near-infrared spectrum into light in the visible spectrum to affect activity of the neural cell. The body allows electromagnetic radiation in infrared or near-infrared to reach the light transducing materials. A radiation system includes a radiation probe for irradiating a wireless optogenetic device with electromagnetic radiation in infrared or near-infrared spectrum from a radiation source. The system further includes a movement mechanism for moving the radiation probe, a detector for detecting a location of the wireless optogenetic device, and a controller for controlling the movement mechanism based on the detected location of the wireless optogenetic device such that the radiation probe is arranged to irradiate the wireless optogenetic device at the detected location with the electromagnetic radiation.
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