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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2019
Applicant:
The Francis Crick Institute Limited, London, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
The Francis Crick Institute Limited, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/0543 (2013.01); A61N 1/36046 (2013.01); A61N 1/36157 (2013.01); A61N 1/37223 (2013.01);
Abstract
A visual implant () comprises an array of micro-electrodes () including at least two stimulation micro-electrodes each comprising: a core () of conducting material; insulating material () surrounding the core; and a layer () of metal or metal oxide nano-structures deposited on tips of the micro-electrodes at a front end for interfacing with a target site for visual stimulation; and an integrated circuit () to control a pattern of stimulation current driven through the array of micro-electrodes.