DEVICE FOR THE PROTECTED OPERATION OF NEUROPROSTHESES AND CORRESPONDING METHOD

摘要

The invention relates to a system for protecting the operation of neuroprostheses that are designated for treating functional disorders of the nervous system from unauthorised access to functional or operating data. Thi s neuro-implant protection system (NIS) is characterised especially in that at least one neuroprosthesis component is implanted in such a way that it is in contact with a nerve tissue or is associated with a nerve tissue in such a w ay that they interact, in that the neuroprothesis is only operated during the period of a specific authorisation, or/and in that the system comprises an authorised data transmission between external components and implanted components or/and an authorised communication for monitoring or/and fixing t he neuroprosthesis operating status, or/and the communication between the external and implanted components is encoded.