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Video processing unit for a visual prosthetic apparatus

US8798756B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims

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Assignee

Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. · US

Inventors

Kelly H. McClure · Simi Valley, US
Arup Roy · Burnaby, CA
Richard Agustin Castro · Pasadena, US
Sumit Yadav · Los Angeles, US
Rongqing Dai · Valencia, US
Robert J. Greenberg · Los Angeles, US
Da-Yu Chang · Irvine, US
Xiaofan Wu · New Brunswick, US
Scott Loftin · Rosamond, US
Susan McCord · Santa Monica, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 7, 2007
Grant date	Aug 5, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 2, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F9/08
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A video processing unit configured to convert a video image to stimulation patterns for stimulating neural tissue in a subject's eye and comprising a power button, wherein the video processing unit is configured to be powered on after a first time interval upon activation of a power button, wherein the video processing unit is configured to be powered off after a second time interval upon activation of a power button.

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