Conference proceeding
Restoration of Vision using Wireless Cortical Implants: the Monash Vision Group Project
2015 37TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY (EMBC), Vol.2015-, pp.1041-1044
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Conference Proceedings
08/2015
DOI: 10.1109/EMBC.2015.7318543
PMID: 26736443
Abstract
Monash Vision Group is developing a bionic vision system based on implanting several small tiles in the V1 region of the visual cortex. This cortical approach could benefit a greater proportion of people with total blindness than other approaches, as it bypasses the eyes and optic nerve. Each tile has 43 active electrodes on its base, and a wirelessly powered electronic system to decode control signals and drive the electrodes with biphasic pulses. The tiles are fed with power and data using a common transmitting coil at the back of the patient's head. Sophisticated image processing, described in a companion paper, ensures that the user experiences maximum benefit from the small number of electrodes. This paper describes key features of this system.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Restoration of Vision using Wireless Cortical Implants: the Monash Vision Group Project
- Creators
- Arthur J. Lowery - The Alfred HospitalJeffrey V. Rosenfeld - The Alfred HospitalPhilip M. Lewis - The Alfred HospitalDamien Browne - The Alfred HospitalAnand Mohan - The Alfred HospitalEmma Brunton - The Alfred HospitalEdwin Yan - The Alfred HospitalJerome Maller - Monash UniversityCollette Mann - The Alfred HospitalRamesh Rajan - The Alfred HospitalMarcello Rosa - Monash UniversityJeanette Pritchard - The Alfred Hospital
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Publication Details
- 2015 37TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY (EMBC), Vol.2015-, pp.1041-1044
- Series
- IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Conference Proceedings
- DOI
- 10.1109/EMBC.2015.7318543
- PMID
- 26736443
- ISSN
- 1557-170X
- eISSN
- 1558-4615
- Publisher
- IEEE
- Number of pages
- 4
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/2015
- Academic Unit
- Radiology
- Record Identifier
- 9984848426502771
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