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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2002
Filed:
May. 30, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Rolf Eckmiller, Bonn University, DE;
Assignee:
Intelligent Implants GmbH, Bonn, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/18 ;
Abstract
The invention describes an adaptive, sensory-motor encoder for a visual prosthesis or for an acoustic prosthesis and equipped with a central control unit for signal processing functions, monitoring functions, control functions and external intervention functions as well as with a group of adaptive spatio-temporal filters for the conversion of sensor signals into stimulation impulse sequences, whereby a bi-directional interface is provided for coupling the encoder with an implantable microstructure ( ) for stimulation of nerve or glial tissue on the one hand, and on the other hand for function monitoring of brain function.
Published as:
CA2281907A1; DE19707046A1; WO9836795A1; AU6722398A; EP0971770A1; BR9807847A; AU732190B2; JP2001523989A; US6400989B1; NZ337366A; EP1666088A1; EP0971770B1; ATE339987T1; DE59813735D1; ATE343410T1; ES2273410T3; ES2277385T3; EP2263746A1;