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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2011
Applicants:
Walter G. Wrobel, Reutlingen, DE;
Eberhart Zrenner, Tuebingen, DE;
Albrecht Rothermel, Neu-Ulm, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Retina Implant AG, Reutlingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/16 (2006.01); A61N 1/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36046 (2013.01); A61N 1/0543 (2013.01);
Abstract
An active retinal implant () to be implanted into an eye has an array () of stimulation elements () that emit stimulation signals to cells of the retina, wherein the stimulation elements () are designed as radiation-emitting elements.