Nothing Special   »   [go: up one dir, main page]

Trieu et al., 1998 - Google Patents

Flexible silicon structures for a retina implant

Trieu et al., 1998

Document ID
7942612094208979975
Author
Trieu H
Ewe L
Mokwa W
Schwarz M
Hosticka B
Publication year
Publication venue
Proceedings MEMS 98. IEEE. Eleventh Annual International Workshop on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems. An Investigation of Micro Structures, Sensors, Actuators, Machines and Systems (Cat. No. 98CH36176

External Links

Snippet

Worldwide there are some different approaches toward the development of a retina implant as a visual prosthesis for people suffering from retinitis pigmentosa (RP). In this work we present an epiretinal implant system with the emphasis on the retina stimulator which differs …
Continue reading at ieeexplore.ieee.org (other versions)

Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/02—Details
    • A61N1/04—Electrodes
    • A61N1/05—Electrodes for implantation or insertion into the body, e.g. heart electrode
    • A61N1/0526—Head electrodes
    • A61N1/0543—Retinal electrodes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/02—Details
    • A61N1/04—Electrodes
    • A61N1/05—Electrodes for implantation or insertion into the body, e.g. heart electrode
    • A61N1/0526—Head electrodes
    • A61N1/0541—Cochlear electrodes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/18—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes
    • A61N1/32—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents
    • A61N1/36—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation, e.g. heart pace-makers
    • A61N1/372—Arrangements in connection with the implantation of stimulators
    • A61N1/37211—Means for communicating with stimulators
    • A61N1/37217—Means for communicating with stimulators characterised by the communication link, e.g. acoustic or tactile
    • A61N1/37223—Circuits for electromagnetic coupling
    • A61N1/37229—Shape or location of the implanted or external antenna
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/18—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes
    • A61N1/32—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents
    • A61N1/36—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation, e.g. heart pace-makers
    • A61N1/372—Arrangements in connection with the implantation of stimulators
    • A61N1/378—Electrical supply
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/18—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes
    • A61N1/32—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents
    • A61N1/36—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation, e.g. heart pace-makers
    • A61N1/36046—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation, e.g. heart pace-makers of the eye
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Detecting, measuring or recording for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/68—Arrangements of detecting, measuring or recording means, e.g. sensors, in relation to patient
    • A61B5/6846—Arrangements of detecting, measuring or recording means, e.g. sensors, in relation to patient specially adapted to be brought in contact with an internal body part, i.e. invasive
    • A61B5/6867—Arrangements of detecting, measuring or recording means, e.g. sensors, in relation to patient specially adapted to be brought in contact with an internal body part, i.e. invasive specially adapted to be attached or implanted in a specific body part
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B2562/00—Details of sensors; Constructional details of sensor housings or probes; Accessories for sensors
    • A61B2562/12—Manufacturing methods specially adapted for producing sensors for in-vivo measurements

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US6324429B1 (en) Chronically implantable retinal prosthesis
Mokwa et al. Micro-transponder systems for medical applications
US6970745B2 (en) Microelectronic stimulator array for stimulating nerve tissue
US6393327B1 (en) Microelectronic stimulator array
US6647297B2 (en) Permanent retinal implant device
Herwik et al. Fabrication technology for silicon-based microprobe arrays used in acute and sub-chronic neural recording
Akin et al. A micromachined silicon sieve electrode for nerve regeneration applications
US7146221B2 (en) Flexible electrode array for artifical vision
US6648914B2 (en) Totally implantable cochlear prosthesis
EP2389101B1 (en) Pocket-enabled chip assembly for implantable devices
US8874239B2 (en) Cochlear stimulation device
Mokwa Medical implants based on microsystems
Ohta et al. Silicon LSI-based smart stimulators for retinal prosthesis
Mokwa et al. Intraocular epiretinal prosthesis to restore vision in blind humans
Trieu et al. Flexible silicon structures for a retina implant
Stieglitz Development of a micromachined epiretinal vision prosthesis
Song et al. A brain implantable microsystem with hybrid RF/IR telemetry for advanced neuroengineering applications
Mokwa MEMS technologies for epiretinal stimulation of the retina
Hetke et al. Silicon microelectrodes for extracellular recording
EP1762269A2 (en) Visual prothesis
Wise et al. Fully-implantable auditory prostheses: Restoring hearing to the profoundly deaf
Mokwa Ophthalmic implants
Stieglitz Implantable microsystems for monitoring and neural rehabilitation, part I
Chhuon et al. Design and manufacture of flexible implantable and energy autonomous neuroelectronic devices
Mokwa Microsystem technologies for ophthalmological implants