Inventors:
Robert Jay Greenberg - Los Angeles CA, US
Kelly Hobart McClure - Simi Valley CA, US
James Singleton Little - Saugus CA, US
Rongqing Dai - Valencia CA, US
Arup Roy - Santa Clarita CA, US
Richard Agustin Castro - Pasadena CA, US
John Reinhold - Tarzana CA, US
Sumit Yadav - Los Angeles CA, US
Chunhong Zhou - Pasadena CA, US
Dao Min Zhou - Saugus CA, US
Pishoy Maksy - Sherman Oaks CA, US
Assignee:
Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. - Sylmar CA
International Classification:
A61N 1/18
Abstract:
Electronic neural tissue stimulators for controlling the level of electrical stimulation in order to prevent damage to the neural tissue. Methods presented in the disclosure include detecting current leakage via electrode impedance measurement, electrode capacitance measurement, and testing the electrode response to a test current pulse. Apparatus presented in the disclosure include circuitry and systems capable of performing the methods disclosed.