JP2010279540A5

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Publication number: JP2010279540A5
Application number: JP2009135167A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2009-06-04
Publication date: 2012-07-12
Anticipated expiration: 2029-06-04

Description

（１）所定の基板に形成された複数の導線の先端に各々形成される立体的な電極と、
前記複数の導線を介して前記電極から電気刺激パルス信号を出力させるための制御手段と、
を備える視覚再生補助装置において、
絶縁性の材料からなり前記電極の側面と間隙を有した状態で前記電極の周縁に配置される遮蔽部材であって、前記電極表面から放出される電気刺激パルス信号を前記電極上方へ向けて放出するための開口を有する遮蔽部材と、
を有することを特徴とする視覚再生補助装置。
（２）（１）の視覚再生補助装置において、前記遮蔽部材は生体適合性を有する樹脂材料からなり前記基板上に形成されていることを特徴とする視覚再生補助装置。
（３）（１）乃至（２）の視覚再生補助装置において、
前記開口は前記遮蔽部材の上面の一部に形成されていることを特徴とする視覚再生補助装置。

(1) a three-dimensional electrode formed at each end of a plurality of conductive wires formed on a predetermined substrate;
Control means for outputting an electrical stimulation pulse signal from the electrode via the plurality of conductors;
A visual reproduction assisting device comprising:
A shielding member made of an insulating material and disposed at the periphery of the electrode in a state having a gap with the side surface of the electrode, and emits an electrical stimulation pulse signal emitted from the electrode surface upwards of the electrode A shielding member having an opening for
A visual reproduction assisting device comprising:
(2) The visual reproduction assisting device according to (1), wherein the shielding member is made of a biocompatible resin material and is formed on the substrate .
(3) In the visual reproduction assisting device of ( 1) to (2) ,
The visual reproduction assisting device, wherein the opening is formed in a part of the upper surface of the shielding member .

Claims

A three-dimensional electrode formed on each end of a plurality of conductive wires formed on a predetermined substrate;
Control means for outputting an electrical stimulation pulse signal from the electrode via the plurality of conductors;
A visual reproduction assisting device comprising:
A shielding member made of an insulating material and disposed at the periphery of the electrode in a state having a gap with the side surface of the electrode, and emits an electrical stimulation pulse signal emitted from the electrode surface upwards of the electrode A shielding member having an opening for
A visual reproduction assisting device comprising:

2. The visual reproduction assistance device according to claim 1, wherein the shielding member is made of a biocompatible resin material and is formed on the substrate .

The visual reproduction assisting device according to claim 1 or 2 ,
The visual reproduction assisting device, wherein the opening is formed in a part of the upper surface of the shielding member .