Title :
Current research of C-Sight visual prosthesis for the blind
Author :
Wu, K.J. ; Zhang, C. ; Huang, W.C. ; Li, L.M. ; Ren, Q.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ., Shanghai, China
fDate :
Aug. 31 2010-Sept. 4 2010
Abstract :
Electrical stimulation of the optic nerve with penetrating electrode array for visual recovery had been proposed by C-Sight group. This paper presents the latest progress of various component parts of visual prosthesis, including design and testing of neural stimulator, fabrication of multi-channel flexible microelectrode array. According to the experiment data, the linearity between practical stimulator output and the setting parameters has been validated. The temporal properties of EEP evoked by optic nerve stimulation with penetrating electrodes will be introduced briefly according to in vivo electrophysiological study.
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; biomedical electrodes; handicapped aids; microelectrodes; neurophysiology; prosthetics; vision defects; C-Sight visual prosthesis; EEP; blind; electrical stimulation; in vivo electrophysiology; multichannel flexible microelectrode array; neural stimulator; optic nerve; penetrating electrode array; practical stimulator output; setting parameters; visual recovery; Arrays; Biomedical optical imaging; Electrodes; Fiber optics; Optical device fabrication; Stimulated emission; Visualization; Electric Stimulation; Evoked Potentials, Visual; Humans; Microelectrodes; Optic Nerve; Photic Stimulation; Time Factors; Visual Prosthesis; Visually Impaired Persons;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Buenos Aires
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4123-5
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5627521
