Title :
Integrative design and hybrid assembly of a flexible retina implant system
Author :
Stieglitz, Thomas ; Beutel, Hansjoerg ; Keller, Ralf ; Meyer, J. -Uwe
Author_Institution :
Fraunhofer Inst. for Biomed. Eng., St. Ingbert, Germany
Abstract :
Different research groups are focusing their work on the development of a neural prostheses to aid patients suffering from blindness. A German consortium of 14 partners works on the development of a retina implant system for ganglion cell stimulation. This paper outlines the concept of the authors´ system and focuses on the flexible substrate and the assembly of the first implantable retina stimulation systems
Keywords :
biomedical electronics; eye; neurophysiology; prosthetics; German consortium; flexible retina implant system; flexible substrate; ganglion cell stimulation; hybrid assembly; integrative design; neural prostheses development; patients suffering from blindness; Assembly systems; Electrodes; Implants; Integrated circuit interconnections; Integrated circuit technology; Micromachining; Polyimides; Prosthetics; Rabbits; Retina;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.802552
