Visual cortical prosthesis

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020147386-A1
Application number	US-202016733581-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 3, 2020
Priority date	May 13, 2015
Publication date	May 14, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present invention is a cortical visual prosthesis. The cortical visual prosthesis includes an implanted portion and an external portion. The implanted portion includes an implanted coil, electronics package, and a plurality of electrodes adapted to stimulate neural tissue. The implanted coil transfers power and data to the electronics package and the electronics package drives the electrodes. The external portion includes a video processor and a pair of glasses adapted to be supported by a user's nose and ears. The glasses include a support adapted to hold an external coil in close proximity to the implanted coil when implanted; the external coil supplies power and data to the implanted coil.

First claim

What we claim is:

1 . A visual prosthesis comprising:
an implanted portion including an implanted coil, electronics package, and a plurality of electrodes adapted to stimulate neural tissue, the implanted coil transferring power and data to the electronics package and the electronics package driving the electrodes; and an external portion including a video processor, a pair of glasses adapted to be supported by a user's nose and ears, the glasses including a support adapted to hold an external coil in close proximity to the implanted coil when implanted, the external coil suppling power and data to the implanted coil.

2 . The visual prosthesis according to claim 1 , wherein the glasses include a lens section and two temple sections, and the support extending from one temple section.

3 . The visual prosthesis according to claim 1 , wherein the support is adjustable relative to the glasses to better align the external coil with the implanted coil.

4 . The visual prosthesis according to claim 1 , wherein the video processor is connected to the glasses by a cable, and worn on a belt or strap.

5 . The visual prosthesis according to claim 1 , further comprising a camera mounted on the glasses.

6 . The visual prosthesis according to claim 5 , wherein a video signal is sent from the camera to the video processor, the video processor converts the video signal to stimulation commands, the stimulation commands are sent from the video processor to the electronics package through the external coil and the implanted coil.

7 . The visual prosthesis according to claim 1 , wherein the implanted coil is affixed to the skull.

8 . The visual prosthesis according to claim 1 , wherein the electronics package is embedded in a cranial socket.

Assignees

• Second Sight Medical Products Inc

Inventors

• Greenberg Robert J
• Talbot Neil H
• Datta Proyag
• Tobey Dustin
• Zhou David Daomin
• Dorn Jessy

Classifications

• A61N1/3606 Primary

  adapted for a particular treatment · CPC title

• A61N1/36135

  using physiological parameters · CPC title

• A61N1/0531

  Brain cortex electrodes · CPC title

• A61N1/37217

  characterised by the communication link, e.g. acoustic or tactile · CPC title

• A61N1/3758

  Packaging of the components within the casing · CPC title