The Japan Society of Applied Physics

11:30 〜 11:45

[K-8-04] Development of Thin Film Retinal Prosthesis with CMOS Smart Electrode Array

〇Kaige Pan1, Ronnakorn Siwadamrongpong1, Takanori Hagiwara1, Makito Haruta1, Yukari Nakano2, Takurou Kouno2, Yasuo Terasawa2, Hironari Takehara1, Hiroyuki Tashiro1,3, Kiyotaka Sasagawa1, Jun Ohta1 (1. Nara Institute of Science and Technology (Japan), 2. Nidek Corp., Ltd. (Japan), 3. Kyushu Univ. (Japan))

Presentation style: Online

https://doi.org/10.7567/SSDM.2022.K-8-04

Retinal prosthesis reconstructs vision by electrically stimulating the remaining normal retinal cells of patients with age-related macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa. The purpose of this study is to develop a device that can be safely implanted into patients for a long period. We successfully develop a flexible retinal prosthesis with the CMOS smart electrode array. By mounting CMOS chips in the device, the device can work with only four wirings. Simulating the in-vivo environment using a rat, a biphasic stimulation current waveform is confirmed with our device.