Blind sight
US9199081B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 17, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/36046
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sensory substitution device (SSD) for providing a person with neural signals responsive to features of an environment, the SSD comprising: at least one camera that acquires an image of the environment; and at least one corneal neural stimulator that stimulates nerve endings in the cornea of an eye of the person to generate neural signals responsive to the image that propagate to the person's brain.
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