RETINAL IMPLANT FIXATION

Apparatus is provided that includes a retinal stimulator, which includes an electrode array including electrodes, which are configured to be coupled to a retina of a subject's eye; and driving circuitry, configured to drive the electrodes to apply currents to the retina. The retinal stimulator...

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Main Authors MENDELEWICZ, Rani, ZEHAVI, Matan, MILSTAIN, Yaakov, DEGTIAR, Boris, GROSS, Yossi, RIGLER, David, RAZ PRAG, Dorit
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 11.09.2019
Subjects
ELECTROTHERAPY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MAGNETOTHERAPY
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
RADIATION THERAPY
ULTRASOUND THERAPY
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Summary:Apparatus is provided that includes a retinal stimulator, which includes an electrode array including electrodes, which are configured to be coupled to a retina of a subject's eye; and driving circuitry, configured to drive the electrodes to apply currents to the retina. The retinal stimulator further includes an elastic anchor that is coupled to the retinal stimulator and is configured to anchor the electrodes to the retina without the elastic anchor penetrating the retina. Other embodiments are also described.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20170797761