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Visual restoration aiding device

US7337008B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 28, 2004
Grant dateFeb 26, 2008
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Expiry dateJun 28, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61N1/36046
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

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 signal to cells constituting the retina; and a connecting unit which has flexibility and connects the substrates.

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