Neural prosthesis
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1. A device comprising:
- at least one of a sensor or an actuator;
a processor;
a network interface coupled to the processor and the at least one sensor or actuator, the network interface adapted for connection to a network, and including circuitry to receive power from a power signal provided over the network, and to demodulate a clock signal and a data signal from the power signal; and
a housing that encloses at least a portion of the at least one sensor or actuator, the network interface, and the processor, the housing formed of a biocompatible material, and shaped and sized for implantation into a body;
wherein the device is physically free of a power storage element.
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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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23 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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at least one of a sensor or an actuator; a processor; a network interface coupled to the processor and the at least one sensor or actuator, the network interface adapted for connection to a network, and including circuitry to receive power from a power signal provided over the network, and to demodulate a clock signal and a data signal from the power signal; and a housing that encloses at least a portion of the at least one sensor or actuator, the network interface, and the processor, the housing formed of a biocompatible material, and shaped and sized for implantation into a body; wherein the device is physically free of a power storage element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A device comprising:
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at least one of a sensor or an actuator; a network interface coupled to at least one sensor or actuator, the network interface being adapted for connection to a network and including circuitry to receive power from a power signal provided over the network, the network interface for demodulating a clock signal and a data signal from the power signal; and a housing that encloses at least a portion of the at least one sensor or actuator and the network interface, the housing formed of a biocompatible material and being shaped and sized for implantation into a body; wherein the device is physically free of a power storage element. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A device comprising:
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a plurality of 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 one of the plurality of modules, each module being physically free of a power storage element; a power source providing a data signal and a power signal to each one of the plurality of modules, each module obtaining power from and solely being powered by the power signal; and a housing that encloses at least a portion of the plurality of modules, the network interface, and the processor, the housing formed of a biocompatible material and being shaped and sized for implantation into a body. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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