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Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018

Filed:

Oct. 28, 2007
Applicants:

Kelly H. Mcclure, Simi Valley, CA (US);

Arup Roy, Santa Clarita, CA (US);

Sumit Yadav, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Richard Agustin Castro, Pasadena, CA (US);

Susan Mccord, Santa Monica, CA (US);

Inventors:

Kelly H. McClure, Simi Valley, CA (US);

Arup Roy, Santa Clarita, CA (US);

Sumit Yadav, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Richard Agustin Castro, Pasadena, CA (US);

Susan McCord, Santa Monica, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/378 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36046 (2013.01); A61N 1/3787 (2013.01); A61N 1/0543 (2013.01);
Abstract

A visual prosthesis apparatus and a method for providing artificial vision are disclosed in the present disclosure. The visual prosthesis apparatus comprises a camera for capturing a video image, a video processing unit configured to convert the video image to stimulation patterns, and a retinal stimulation system configured stimulate neural tissue in a subjects eye based on the stimulation patterns. An artificial vision may be provided by capturing a video image, converting the video image to stimulation patterns, and stimulating neural tissue in a subjects eye based on the stimulation patterns.


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