Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus for stimulating living body
- Patent Title (中): 刺激活体的装置
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Application No.: US12508806Application Date: 2009-07-24
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Publication No.: US08644943B2Publication Date: 2014-02-04
- Inventor: Il Hwan Choe , Hee Sup Shin , Kyoo Bin Lee
- Applicant: Il Hwan Choe , Hee Sup Shin , Kyoo Bin Lee
- Applicant Address: KR Seoul
- Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
- Current Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seoul
- Agency: Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero and Perle, L.L.P.
- Priority: KR10-2009-0014735 20090223
- Main IPC: A61N1/00
- IPC: A61N1/00

Abstract:
Disclosed is an apparatus for stimulating living body including a light source unit which irradiates an optical signal for generating an electrical signal; a photovoltaic cell unit which generates an electrical signal using a received optical signal; and an electrode unit which stimulates living body using the electrical signal, wherein the photovoltaic cell unit and the electrode unit are implanted in the living body. The apparatus for stimulating living body may be manufactured in a flexible form, so that it may extend the range of choice for site to be implanted for the apparatus. Further, the adoption of the photovoltaic cell unit avoids the need of surgical operation for the change of battery.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100217351A1 APPARATUS FOR STIMULATING LIVING BODY Public/Granted day:2010-08-26
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