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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2007
Applicants:
Robert Greenberg, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Mark Humayan, Glendale, CA (US);
James Little, Saugus, CA (US);
Kevin Wilkin, Valencia, CA (US);
Da-yu Chang, Rowland Heights, CA (US);
Rajat Agrawal, Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert Greenberg, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Mark Humayan, Glendale, CA (US);
James Little, Saugus, CA (US);
Kevin Wilkin, Valencia, CA (US);
Da-Yu Chang, Rowland Heights, CA (US);
Rajat Agrawal, Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
Second Sight Medical Products, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/08 (2006.01); A61N 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention is a retinal prosthesis with an inductive coil mounted to the side of the eye by means of a strap around the eye. This allows for close coupling to an external coil and movement of the entire implanted portion with movement of the eye ball.