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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:
Feb. 21, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2002
Applicants:
Gregg J. Suaning, Narara, AU;
Nigel H. Lovell, Coogee, AU;
Yves K. Kerdraon, Sydney, AU;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention described herein comprises an electronic retinal prosthesis for the treatment of some forms of blindness in animals (humans inclusive) wherein surviving retinal neurons of an intact, damaged, or diseased retina, may be physiologically activated by way of electrical stimulation delivered from electrodes placed in biologically sustainable positions so as to produce the perception of light in said animal.