Patents Assigned to Eberhard-Karls-Universitat Tubingen Universitatsklinkum
  • Retina implant
    Patent number: 6298270
    Abstract: A retina implant has a substrate with a surface for applying same to a retina. The substrate comprises electrodes for stimulating cells within the retina. The electrodes are provided on the surface and are exposed to visible light impinging on the retina such that stimuli are exerted on the cells by the electrodes. The implant, further, comprises a photovoltaic layer responsive to non-visible light. The stimuli are locally switched utilizing a voltage generated by the photovoltaic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Eberhard-Karls-Universitat Tubingen Universitatsklinkum
    Inventors: Wilfried Nisch, Martin Stelzle, Stefan Weiss, Eberhart Zrenner, Alfred Stett, Heinz Gerhard Graf, Michael Graf, Markus B. Schubert, Harald N. Wanka, Anke Hierzenberger