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Artificial retina

  • US 5,865,839 A
  • Filed: 05/19/1997
  • Issued: 02/02/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An artificial retina sized to be implantable in a human eye having a retina, said artificial retina comprising:

  • a detector element;

    a fiber optic element for directing incoming visible light of a particular intensity to said detector element, said detector element emitting an output signal as a function of the intensity of the incoming visible light; and

    a coupler for coupling the output signal of said detector element to the retina;

    wherein said artificial retina is fully implantable in the eye.

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