Patent ID: 9302103
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: A61F,A61N

Claim Text:
1. A method improving or restoring neural function in a mammalian subject in need thereof, the method comprising: using an input receiver to record an input signal generated by a first set of nerve cells; using an encoder unit comprising a set of encoders to generate a set of coded outputs in response to the input signal, wherein: using the coded outputs to drive an output generator; and using the output generator to activate the second set of nerve cells wherein the second set of nerve cells is separated from the first set of nerve cells by an impaired set of signaling cells; wherein the second set of nerve cells produces a response that is substantially the same as the second response in the unimpaired subject; and wherein said generating the set of coded outputs further comprises tuning the input signal based on a gain factor corresponding to: