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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2011
Applicants:
Alan Y. Chow, Wheaton, IL (US);
Vincent Y. Chow, Hanover Park, IL (US);
Inventors:
Alan Y. Chow, Wheaton, IL (US);
Vincent Y. Chow, Hanover Park, IL (US);
Assignee:
IMI Intelligent Medical Implants AG, Zug, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An artificial retina device to electrically stimulate a neuroretina of an eye to produce artificial vision, the artificial retina device comprising: an electrical source; at least one stimulating electrode connected with the electrical source; and at least one ground return electrode connected with the electrical source, wherein the stimulating electrode and ground return electrode are configured to be disposed within the eye on opposite sides of the neuroretina.