Progress on Prosthetic Devices for People with Visual and Hearing Disabilities
Published: Jun 24, 2007
The International Solid-State Circuits Conference showcased the progress by various universities in the microminiaturization of prosthetic devices for people with a visual or hearing disability.
A Massachusetts team that is working on retinal implants hopes to restore vision to those suffering from age-related macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa. Researchers from two German companies, design house sci-worx and IIP Technologies, are working on an epiretinal prosthesis that restores basic vision for those affected by retinal degeneration.
The University of Michigan sees a potential solution to hearing problems in electrode arrays. A research team at Stanford University has come up with an integrated silicon implant technology that is designed to achieve high levels of prosthetic performance while minimizing power consumption. To facilitate research and neuroprosthetic applications, researchers at the University of Utah are developing a wireless, fully implantable neural recording system.
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