Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electrode array for even neural pressure
- Patent Title (中): 电极阵列甚至神经压力
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Application No.: US13360491Application Date: 2012-01-27
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Publication No.: US08588937B2Publication Date: 2013-11-19
- Inventor: Robert J. Greenberg , Mark S. Humayun , James Singleton Little , Jordan Matthew Neysmith
- Applicant: Robert J. Greenberg , Mark S. Humayun , James Singleton Little , Jordan Matthew Neysmith
- Applicant Address: US CA Sylmar
- Assignee: Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sylmar
- Agent Scott B. Dunbar; Alessandro Steinfl
- Main IPC: A61N1/00
- IPC: A61N1/00

Abstract:
An electrode array attached to neural tissue, such as the retina, necessarily has graded pressure exerted on the tissue, with higher pressure near the attachment point. Greater pressure improves contact between the electrodes and neural tissue while too much pressure may damage neural tissue. Hence it is advantageous to obtain equal pressure across the array field. In the present invention a central attachment point in the electrode field applies the most even pressure. Further, multiple and selective attachment points may be additionally provided on an electrode array allowing a surgeon to select the attachment points providing the best electrode tissue contact.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130030508A1 Electrode Array for Even Neural Pressure Public/Granted day:2013-01-31
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