发明名称 |
METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR OPTICAL STIMULATION OF TARGET CELLS USING AN OPTICAL TRANSMISSION ELEMENT |
摘要 |
STIMULATION OF TARGET CELLS USING LIGHT, E.G., IN VIVO, IS IMPLEMENTED USING A VARIETY OF METHODS AND DEVICES. IN ONE SUCH DEVICE, TARGET CELLS ARE STIMULATED USING AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE. THE DEVICE INCLUDES A LIGHT SOURCE FOR PRODUCING LIGHT FROM ELECTRICAL POWER. AN OPTICAL TRANSMISSION ELEMENT IS MADE FROM A MATERIAL THAT IS SUBSTANTIALLY TRANSPARENT TO THE LIGHT FROM THE LIGHT SOURCE. THIS TRANSMISSION ELEMENT SUBSTANTIALLY ENCASES THE LIGHT SOURCE AT A PROXIMAL END. THE TRANSMISSION ELEMENT DELIVERS LIGHT FROM THE LIGHT SOURCE TO A DISTAL END. THE SHAPE AND SIZE OF THE TRANSMISSION ELEMENT FACILITATES IMPLANTING OF THE ELEMENT WITHIN A PATIENT. A FIXATION PORTION (312) PHYSICALLY COUPLES TO THE OPTICAL TRANSMISSION ELEMENT AND SECURES THE DEVICE TO THE PATIENT. A HEAT DISSIPATION PORTION REMOVES HEAT FROM THE NEAR OPTICAL TRANSMISSION ELEMENT AND THE LIGHT SOURCE AND DISSIPATES THE REMOVED HEAT THROUGH THE FIXATION PORTION (312). |
申请公布号 |
MY156389(A) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.02.15 |
申请号 |
MY2010PI06032 |
申请日期 |
2009.06.17 |
申请人 |
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY |
发明人 |
SCHNEIDER, M. BRET;DEISSEROTH, KARL |
分类号 |
A61N5/06 |
主分类号 |
A61N5/06 |
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