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    Structure for placement of an implantable device
    1.
    发明授权
    Structure for placement of an implantable device 有权
    可植入装置的放置结构

    公开(公告)号：US08301266B1

    公开(公告)日：2012-10-30

    申请号：US12233482

    申请日：2008-09-18

    申请人： Yitzhak Zilberman ,  Ross Davis ,  Lee J. Mandell ,  Joseph H. Schulman

    发明人： Yitzhak Zilberman ,  Ross Davis ,  Lee J. Mandell ,  Joseph H. Schulman

    IPC分类号： A61N1/05

    CPC分类号： A61N1/0551 ,  A61N1/05 ,  A61N1/0556 ,  A61N1/0558 ,  A61N1/37205 ,  A61N1/375 ,  A61N1/3756

    摘要： A device configured for implantation beneath a patient's skin for the purpose of tissue, e.g., nerve or muscle, stimulation and/or parameter monitoring and/or data communication. Devices in accordance with the invention are comprised of a sealed housing, typically having an axial dimension of less than 60 mm and a lateral dimension of less than 6 mm, containing a power source for powering electronic circuitry within. A placement structure is shown for facilitating placement of the implantable device proximate to neural/muscular tissue.

    摘要翻译： 一种被配置为植入患者皮肤下方以用于组织例如神经或肌肉，刺激和/或参数监测和/或数据通信的装置。 根据本发明的装置包括通常具有小于60mm的轴向尺寸和小于6mm的横向尺寸的密封壳体，其包含用于为其内的电子电路供电的电源。 示出了放置结构，以便于植入式装置靠近神经/肌肉组织的放置。

    Video Processing Methods for Improving Visual Acuity and/or Perceived Image Resolution
    5.
    发明申请
    Video Processing Methods for Improving Visual Acuity and/or Perceived Image Resolution 有权
    用于改善视觉和/或感知图像分辨率的视频处理方法

    公开(公告)号：US20110288612A1

    公开(公告)日：2011-11-24

    申请号：US13196020

    申请日：2011-08-02

    申请人： Robert J. Greenberg ,  Richard P. Willamson ,  Joseph H. Schulman ,  Reza P. Rassool ,  Lee J. Mandell ,  Abraham N. Seidman

    发明人： Robert J. Greenberg ,  Richard P. Willamson ,  Joseph H. Schulman ,  Reza P. Rassool ,  Lee J. Mandell ,  Abraham N. Seidman

    IPC分类号： A61F9/08

    CPC分类号： A61N1/36046

    摘要： A method and apparatus for improving visual acuity when providing a visual image from a “high” resolution input device to a “low” resolution output device. The described invention is of particular use when the output device is an array of electrodes as part of a retinal prosthesis used to restore vision to a visually-impaired patient. In that various limitations may, within the foreseeable future, limit the density of such an electrode array (and thus the resolution of the output image), the present invention teaches techniques to assign processed pixel subsets of a higher resolution image to a single electrode. By varying the pixel subsets, e.g., by jittering, and/or altering the processing criteria, the perceived visual acuity may be further improved. Alternatively and additionally, such processing may be further extended to drive neighboring electrodes in combination to thus stimulate virtual electrode sites and thus further enhance visual acuity.

    摘要翻译： 当从“高”分辨率输入装置向“低”分辨率输出装置提供视觉图像时，用于提高视力的方法和装置。 当输出设备是用作将视力恢复到视觉障碍患者的视网膜假体的一部分的电极阵列时，所描述的本发明是特别有用的。 因此，在可预见的将来可能会限制这种电极阵列的密度（因此输出图像的分辨率）的各种限制，本发明教导了将更高分辨率图像的经处理的像素子集分配给单个电极的技术。 通过例如通过抖动和/或改变处理标准来改变像素子集，可以进一步改善感知的视敏度。 另外地和另外地，这样的处理可以进一步延伸以组合驱动相邻电极，从而刺激虚拟电极位置，从而进一步提高视敏度。

    Full-body charger for battery-powered patient implantable device
    8.
    发明授权
    Full-body charger for battery-powered patient implantable device 有权

    公开(公告)号：US07107103B2

    公开(公告)日：2006-09-12

    申请号：US10272229

    申请日：2002-10-16

    申请人： Joseph H. Schulman ,  Carla Mann ,  Lee J. Mandell

    发明人： Joseph H. Schulman ,  Carla Mann ,  Lee J. Mandell

    IPC分类号： A61N1/30 ,  A61N1/378

    CPC分类号： A61N1/3787 ,  A61N1/08 ,  A61N1/36071 ,  A61N1/37205

    摘要： A full-body charger for charging one or more battery-powered devices wherein such devices are configured for implanting beneath a patient's skin for the purpose of tissue, e.g., nerve or muscle, stimulation and/or parameter monitoring and/or data communication. Devices in accordance with the invention include a support structure, typically chair-shaped or bed-shaped, capable of supporting a patient's body while providing a magnetic field to one or more of the implanted devices using one or more coils mounted within for providing power to the implanted devices. Consequently, in a preferred embodiment, a single, generally sequential, charging cycle can charge all of the implanted devices and thus minimize the charge time requirements for a patient and accordingly improve the patient's life style.

    Protection apparatus for implantable medical device
    9.
    发明授权
    Protection apparatus for implantable medical device 有权
    可植入医疗器械的保护装置

    公开(公告)号：US07108711B2

    公开(公告)日：2006-09-19

    申请号：US10420070

    申请日：2003-04-18

    申请人： Martin J. Vogel ,  Richard J. Nelson ,  Robert A. Firth ,  Anthony D. Falco ,  Joseph H. Schulman ,  Lung-Hsi Chu ,  Lee J. Mandell

    发明人： Martin J. Vogel ,  Richard J. Nelson ,  Robert A. Firth ,  Anthony D. Falco ,  Joseph H. Schulman ,  Lung-Hsi Chu ,  Lee J. Mandell

    IPC分类号： A61N1/04

    CPC分类号： H05K3/325 ,  A61N1/14 ,  A61N2001/37294 ,  H05K3/301

    摘要： A method and apparatus for protecting an electronic implantable medical device prior to it being implanted in a patient's body. The apparatus affords protection against electronic component damage due to electrostatic discharge and/or physical damage due to improper handling. The apparatus is comprised of a circuit board having a conductive surface for receiving and releasably grasping the electrodes of the medical device to support the device's housing proximate to the surface of the circuit board. Two conductive paths are formed on the circuit board extending between two conductive surfaces for shunting electrostatic discharge currents to prevent such currents from passing through the device's electronic circuitry. The conductive paths include oppositely oriented diodes, preferably comprising diodes which emit light (i.e., LEDs) when current passes therethrough. Additionally, an external monitor/generator is provided to enable functional testing of the medical device.

    摘要翻译： 一种用于在电子植入式医疗装置植入患者体内之前保护电子可植入医疗装置的方法和装置。 该装置可防止由于静电放电造成的电子元件损坏和/或由于不正确的处理造成的物理损坏。 该装置包括具有导电表面的电路板，该导电表面用于接收和可释放地抓住医疗装置的电极，以支撑靠近电路板表面的装置的壳体。 在电路板上形成两个导电路径，两个导电表面之间延伸用于分流静电放电电流，以防止这种电流通过器件的电子电路。 导电路径包括相反方向的二极管，优选地包括当电流通过其中时发光的二极管（即LED）。 此外，提供外部监视器/发生器以实现对医疗装置的功能测试。

    Video processing methods for improving visual acuity and/or perceived image resolution
    10.
    发明授权
    Video processing methods for improving visual acuity and/or perceived image resolution 有权
    用于改善视力和/或感知图像分辨率的视频处理方法

    公开(公告)号：US06920358B2

    公开(公告)日：2005-07-19

    申请号：US09851268

    申请日：2001-05-07

    申请人： Robert J. Greenberg ,  Richard P. Williamson ,  Joseph H. Schulman ,  Reza P. Rassool ,  Lee J. Mandell ,  Abraham N. Seidman

    发明人： Robert J. Greenberg ,  Richard P. Williamson ,  Joseph H. Schulman ,  Reza P. Rassool ,  Lee J. Mandell ,  Abraham N. Seidman

    IPC分类号： A61N1/05 ,  A61N1/36 ,  G06T3/40 ,  A61N1/08

    CPC分类号： A61N1/36046 ,  G06T3/40

    摘要： A method and apparatus for improving visual acuity when providing a visual image from a “high” resolution input device to a “low” resolution output device. The described invention is of particular use when the output device is an array of electrodes as part of a retinal prosthesis used to restore vision to a visually-impaired patient. In that various limitations may, within the foreseeable future, limit the density of such an electrode array (and thus the resolution of the output image), the present invention teaches techniques to assign processed pixel subsets of a higher resolution image to a single electrode. By varying the pixel subsets, e.g., by jittering, and/or altering the processing criteria, the perceived visual acuity may be further improved. Alternatively and additionally, such processing may be further extended to drive neighboring electrodes in combination to thus stimulate virtual electrode sites and thus further enhance visual acuity.

    摘要翻译： 当从“高”分辨率输入装置向“低”分辨率输出装置提供视觉图像时，用于提高视力的方法和装置。 当输出设备是用作将视力恢复到视觉障碍患者的视网膜假体的一部分的电极阵列时，所描述的本发明是特别有用的。 因此，在可预见的将来可能会限制这种电极阵列的密度（因此输出图像的分辨率）的各种限制，本发明教导了将更高分辨率图像的经处理的像素子集分配给单个电极的技术。 通过例如通过抖动和/或改变处理标准来改变像素子集，可以进一步改善感知的视敏度。 另外地和另外地，这样的处理可以进一步延伸以组合驱动相邻电极，从而刺激虚拟电极位置，从而进一步提高视敏度。