Neural prosthesis

摘要

A neural prosthesis includes a centralized device that can provide power, data, and clock signals to one or more individual neural prosthesis subsystems. Each subsystem may include a number of individually addressable, programmable modules that can be dynamically allocated or shared among neural prosthetic networks to achieve complex, coordinated functions or to operate in autonomous groups.

主权项

1. A method for controlling a paralyzed region of a body, the method comprising the steps of:
implanting a neural prosthesis in the body, the neural prosthesis comprising: at least two modules, each module comprises an actuator and a housing that encloses a network interface and a processor, wherein the at least two modules communicate with each other via a network link; and a power source linked to each of the at least two modules to provide a power signal to each of the modules via the network link; detecting, by at least one of the modules, at least one input signal; and applying an output signal, by the at least one of the modules in response to the at least one input signal, to a portion of the nervous system to initiate a body function associated with the paralyzed region.