Patent ID: 9387324
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: A61N,G09B

Claim Text:
1. An external testing device for simulation of a implantable retinal stimulation system implanted on a subject, comprising: A non-implantable wireless receiver for wirelessly receiving visual information signals generated from a video processing unit, the non-implantable wireless receiver simulating and minicking electrical functionalities of the implantable retinal stimulation system; and a non-implantable display unit, viewable by a clinician, connected to an output of the non-implantable wireless receiver, the non-implantable display unit visually monitoring the visual information signals wirelessly received through the non-implantable wireless receiver and displaying the visual information signals using image elements, in an array pattern simulating and mimicking an array of electrodes of the implantable retinal stimulation system, each image element corresponding to a specific electrode of the array of electrodes of the implantable retinal stimulation system, to test the function of the video processing unit.