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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2016
Applicant:
Second Sight Medical Products, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US);
Inventors:
Arup Roy, Valencia, CA (US);
Robert J. Greenberg, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Kelly H. McClure, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Sanjay Gaikwad, Valencia, CA (US);
Timothy M. Nugent, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Assignee:
Second Sight Medical Products, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36046 (2013.01); A61N 1/0543 (2013.01); A61N 1/37223 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention is a new configuration for the external portion of a visual prosthesis in the form of a visor or glasses, including a frame supported by a user's nose and ears. The video processing unit is adapted to be connected by temple portions of the visor and rest on the user's upper back behind the user's neck, or behind the user's head. Controls for the video processor are on one or both temple portions of the visor.