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Current Assignee
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Patent Inventor Names
Joseph H. Schulman0
Robert J. Greenberg0
Date of Patent
November 16, 2010
Patent Application Number
11926047
Date Filed
October 28, 2007
Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
An electrode array adapted for stimulating the retina to create the perception of vision in blind patients. The electrode array may be embodied as a combination of a subretinal electrode array and an epiretinal electrode array, with an electronics unit external to the eye. The subretinal and epiretinal arrays are in electrical communication with each other and are suitable to pass an electrical signal through retinal tissue.
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