Implantable networked neural system
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1. An implantable system comprising:
- a first neural prosthesis controlling a nervous system in a first region of a body;
a second neural prosthesis controlling the nervous system in a second region of the body; and
a controller connected in a communicating relationship with the first neural prosthesis and the second neural prosthesis, the controller coordinating a transfer of data between the first neural prosthesis and the second neural prosthesis to achieve a body function that combines the first region of the body and the second region of the body;
wherein each prosthesis includes at least two modules implantable in living tissue, each module including at least one of a sensor or an actuator, each module also including a processor and a network interface which is configured to communicate with at least one other module; and
a power source providing a data signal and a power signal to each module, each module obtaining power from and solely being powered by the power signal.
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Abstract
A neural prosthesis includes a centralized device that can provide power, data, and clock signals to one or more individual neural prosthesis subsystems. Each subsystem may include a number of individually addressable, programmable modules that can be dynamically allocated or shared among neural prosthetic networks to achieve complex, coordinated functions or to operate in autonomous groups.
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1. An implantable system comprising:
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a first neural prosthesis controlling a nervous system in a first region of a body; a second neural prosthesis controlling the nervous system in a second region of the body; and a controller connected in a communicating relationship with the first neural prosthesis and the second neural prosthesis, the controller coordinating a transfer of data between the first neural prosthesis and the second neural prosthesis to achieve a body function that combines the first region of the body and the second region of the body; wherein each prosthesis includes at least two modules implantable in living tissue, each module including at least one of a sensor or an actuator, each module also including a processor and a network interface which is configured to communicate with at least one other module; and a power source providing a data signal and a power signal to each module, each module obtaining power from and solely being powered by the power signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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