PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a visual sense regeneration assisting apparatus permitting easy handling of a device in the operation of implanting the intracorporeal device and capable of being stably operated in vivo for long time.SOLUTION: The visual sense regeneration assisting apparatus is to facilitate the regeneration of the visual sense of a patient by electrically stimulating the cells or the tissue constituting the visual nerve system which forms the visual sense of the patient. The visual sense regeneration assisting apparatus comprises a stimulating part having a plurality of electrodes for electrically stimulating the cells or tissue constituting the visual nerve system which forms the visual sense of the patient a receiving part composed of a casing separate from the stimulating part for acquiring at least either one of the electric power for driving the stimulating part from outside the living body, or the electric stimulation pulse data for outputting electric stimulating pulse signals from the electrode and a connection means having a connector part for electrically connecting the stimulating part and the receiving part with a conducting wire and for dividing and joining the conducting wire at prescribed positions on the conducting wire.COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT【課題】 体内装置の埋植手術における装置の取り扱いが容易であり、体内で長期に安定して作動する視覚再生補助装置を提供すること。【解決手段】 患者の視覚を形成する視覚神経系を構成する細胞又は組織を電気刺激して視覚の再生を促すための視覚再生補助装置において、患者の視覚を形成する視覚神経系を構成する細胞又は組織を電気刺激するための複数の電極を有する刺激部と、該刺激部と別筐体で構成され,体外から前記刺激部の駆動用の電力及び前記電極から電気刺激パルス信号を出力させるための電気刺激パルス用データの少なくともどちらか一方を取得するための受信部と、前記刺激部と前記受信部とを導線を用いて電気的に接続するための接続手段であって,前記導線を該導線上の所定の位置で分割・接合するためのコネクタ部を有する接続手段と、を有すること。【選択図】 図4
