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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Second Sight Medical Products, Inc., San Fernando, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert J Greenberg, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Sanjay Gaikwad, Valencia, CA (US);
Kelly H McClure, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Second Sight Medical Products, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is a visual prosthesis including a visor with an embedded camera and an optical filter to limit light entering the lens of the camera. This invention will allow use of custom filters to limit light intensity or certain light frequencies sent to the camera of the visual prosthesis in a variety of brightness conditions which will remove glare. It will allow modification of the color of the light sent to camera of the visual prosthesis to respond to different environments.