Patent ID: 6847847

Claim:
A retina implant to be implanted into an eye having an eyeball with an exterior and an interior, a sclera, a lens, and a retina, the implant comprising: a chip adapted to be implanted into said interior of said eye being in contact with said retina, said chip, when in an implanted condition, having a plurality of pixel elements on a side thereof facing said lens for receiving an image projected onto said retina, as well as a plurality of electrodes for stimulating cells of said retina, said electrodes being located on said side of said chip having said pixel elements thereon, such that said chip is adapted to be implanted into a subretinal space of said eye; a receiver coil for inductively coupling thereinto electromagnetic energy, said receiver coil being coupled to a means for converting an alternating voltage induced into said receiver coil in a direct voltage suited for supplying said chip, said receiver coil being configured as a component separate from said chip, and configured for being positioned on said eyeball outside said sclera, said chip being connected to said receiver coil via a connecting lead which, in said implanted condition, interconnects said interior and said exterior of said eye ball.