| dc.contributor.advisor | John L. Wyatt, Jr. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Kelly, Shawn Kevin, 1973- | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-01-07T20:46:13Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-01-07T20:46:13Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 1998 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 1998 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/50499 | |
| dc.description | Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1998. | en_US |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (leaf 45). | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The goal of the Retinal Implant Project is to restore useful vision to patients with degenerative diseases of the retina. Electrical stimulation of the retina via a microelectrode array is achieved using a battery powered stimulation system. This thesis describes the design of this system, including features that ensure the subject's safety from electrical shock. The stimulation system delivers charge balanced current pulses to the 100 electrodes in the array. The system has been tested in the laboratory setting as well as in rabbit experiments and one human retinal stimulation trial. It functions as specified, and is very robust. | en_US |
| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | by Shawn Kevin Kelly. | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 45 leaves | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | en_US |
| dc.rights | M.I.T. theses are protected by
copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but
reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written
permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | en_US |
| dc.title | A system for electrical retinal stimulation for human trials | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | System for electrical retinal stimulation for human retinal implant experiments | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.description.degree | M.Eng. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | en_US |
| dc.identifier.oclc | 42278616 | en_US |
